The Kyrgyzstan government has recently issued an update on current tax treaty negotiations. According to the update, negotiations are ongoing with Bahrain, Estonia, France, Hong Kong, Italy, Singapore, Turkmenistan and Vietnam. Aside from France and Italy, any resulting treaties will be the first of their kind between Kyrgyzstan and the respective countries/jurisdictions. In regards to France, the 1985 tax treaty with the former Soviet Union is still applied by France, but not by Kyrgyzstan. In regards to Italy, the 1985 tax treaty with the former Soviet Union was terminated. The treaties must all be finalized, signed and ratified before entering...