Bishkek, Oct. 27, 2026 /Kabar/. A delegation from Kyrgyzstan, led by Deputy Minister of Economy and Commerce Benazir Nurlanova, held a meeting with leading international experts in the field of the creative economy during the World Conference on Creative Economy (WCCE) in Jakarta, the Ministry of Economy and Commerce of the Kyrgyz Republic said. During the meeting, the Kyrgyz side presented information on the current state and development trends of the country’s creative sector, as well as the institutional reforms currently underway.
Benazir Nurlanova highlighted the role of the Creative Industries Park in fostering a favorable environment for developing new business models, attracting investment, creating jobs, and exporting national creative products.
The Kyrgyz delegation also met with members of the Global Creative Economy Council, who are involved in shaping international policy within this field.
Participants in the meeting included John Newbigin, the Mayor of London’s Ambassador for the Creative Industries and a co-founder of the organization Creative UK; Martin Smith, an international expert and researcher at Goldsmiths, University of London; Edna dos Santos-Duisenberg, founder of the Creative Economy Programme at the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD); and Ricky Pesik, an Indonesian expert in marketing and the creative economy who served as one of the primary organizers of the first World Conference on Creative Economy (WCCE).
