The extractive industries of the Kyrgyz Republic contribute close to 10 percent of GDP; over half of industrial output; and nearly 40 percent of export earnings (KEITI Report 2015-2017). Nearly 10 percent of the formal workforce is engaged in minerals mining and quarrying (including a small amount of oil extraction). The Kumtor Gold mine alone contributed 9.7 percent of GDP in 2017 but is mature and likely to close as soon as 2026. The Government wishes to mobilize investment in the mining sector and has begun to identify key reforms that will result not only in fresh investment but also stronger performance by operators and regulators so that the public enjoys the full benefits of mining sector development.Tackling corruption; administrative inefficiency and poor service delivery at community level form key elements of the National Sustainable Development Strategy of the Kyrgyz Republic for 2018-2040. Initiatives to build greater transparency in governance and strengthen the accountability of public institutions have been launched. The Ministry of Natural Resources; Ecology and Technical Supervision (the Ministry of Natural Resources) is the body with responsibility for collecting extractive industries data for public disclosure in accordance with the Subsoil Law. This law provides the legislative foundation for transparency reforms which are spearheaded by the Kyrgyzstan Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (KEITI) which is housed at the Ministry of Natural Resources. The KEITI multi-stakeholder group (the “Supervisory Board”) is chaired by the Deputy Minister of Natural Resources. The KEITI National Secretariat supports the Supervisory Board to implement KEITI on a day-to-day basis. In March 2024; the Kyrgyz Republic’s progress in EITI implementation was evaluated as “fairly low” and 31 corrective actions were proposed by the EITI Board for implementation by the MSG until the next validation in April 2027.The corrective actions concern the SOE data disclosures; beneficial ownership disclosures; project-level and subnational level reporting. The corrective actions also propose to consider environmental indicators and more indicators of interest specifically to the affected communities in the Kyrgyz Republic. Moreover; the EITI Standard was revised in 2023 to include provisions that promote diverse participation on multi-stakeholder groups; gender-sensitive data disclosures; and outreach and dissemination activities to foster dialogue and improve data accessibility for women and men.