Bishkek, April 16, 2026. /Kabar/. Over the past five years, Kumtor Gold Company CJSC has contributed over 100 billion soms to the state budget in taxes and mandatory payments. This was announced by Erlist Akunbekov, Minister of Water Resources, Agriculture, and Processing Industry, during the mining industry forum "Leadership Strategy in the New Reality."

According to him, the company's net profit for 2025 reached $706 million. The minister also emphasized that over a five-year period, 70 tons of gold were produced at the deposit, and the enterprise's mineral resource base was significantly expanded due to the increase in reserves.