On 2 August 2016, Kyrgyzstan President Almazbek Atambaev signed the law for the ratification of the pending income and capital tax treaty with Kuwait. The treaty, signed 13 December 2015, is the first of its kind between the two countries and will enter into force once the ratification instruments are exchanged. Click the following link for {News-2016-01-04/T/7- previous coverage} of the treaty.