Identifies common practices to be aware of when selling in this market, e.g., whether all sales material need to be in the local language.
Last Published: 8/2/2019

Products sold in Bishkek tend to be marketed in Russian and Kyrgyz.  There is a mandatory requirement for all advertisements to be in the Kyrgyz language.  Due to the widespread use of the Russian language, however, companies usually advertise in both languages.
 

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