A shift in priorities

**Shift in Priorities**

The structure of Kyrgyzstan's financial transfers to international institutions for 2025–2026 indicates a shift in foreign policy emphasis. Although the Eurasian Economic Union remains the main source of replenishment for the republic's state budget, Bishkek's financial participation in the new investment structures of the Organization of Turkic States and IMF divisions is demonstrating higher growth rates.

According to the approved order of the Cabinet of Ministers of the Kyrgyz Republic, the total volume of payments to international organizations in 2026 will exceed 3.1 billion soms. The bulk of this amount—1.9 billion soms—will be directed to the Turkic Investment Fund (TIF). Compared to last year, the amount of allocations to the TIF increased by 20.7%, effectively accounting for the entire growth of the republic's international expenditure budget. At the same time, Kyrgyzstan allocated about 175 million soms to the IMF financial structure focused on Central Asia and the Caucasus, while allocations to the EAEU were reduced to 278.7 million soms.

Financial statistics demonstrate a notable contrast between the volume of contributions and the economic return from participation in integration associations. Allocations to the EAEU occupy a small share in the expenditure structure, yet in the first eleven months of 2025 alone, Kyrgyzstan's budget received 20.7 billion soms in import customs duties from partner states. Thus, for every som invested in Eurasian structures, the republic receives approximately 75 soms in revenue, with the Russian Federation acting as the main donor of customs revenues, providing over 80% of the allocations.