Archive sections: ‘Business’
The International Business Council (IBC) was established in December 2000, by a number of companies, (of which the Celestial Mountains Tour Company was one), with the aim of working in partnership with the government of the Kyrgyz Republic and other local and foreign organizations to: promote the common interests of business investors; provide members with [...]
It is an old cliché that “our staff are our greatest asset”. I suppose a lot of people use this phrase glibly. To me, however, it is a very, very important rule of thumb that I repeat to myself over and over each day.
There are lots of things that make me “see red”. For example, I hate being told a “bare faced” lie. It happens … and sometimes it isn’t deliberate … it just happens, a person says something and then becomes committed to it, and they may even become convinced that it is really true (… which [...]
I try not to get involved when it appointing personnel – except for senior posts within the company. This might seem a strange policy at first glance – after all, with about 70 staff overall, the companies are not a huge and it wouldn’t (or shouldn’t) be too much to ask the Director to take [...]
This page was written in 2005, and arose out of a disputed tax inspection … we appealed to the courts against the inspector’s judgment and at that time the court case described here was still proceeding.
One of the hardest parts of my job as Director of the company is dealing with the many requests that we get asking for charitable donations or sponsorship.
Not long ago I was asked to write a short piece for a new journal called “Investment Now”. It is published quarterly by the International Business Council, (IBC), an association of businesses here in Bishkek.
I was asked to write a short “PR piece” about the company for a newsletter … and I wasn’t sure what to write. I wanted to do something a little different and instead of simply writing about the company, I wanted it to be something which highlighted the attractions of Kyrgyzstan as well as something particular about the [...]
Tourism is recognized as an important sector of the Kyrgyz economy. The government of the Kyrgyz Republic has declared it as a priority in their plans for the economic development of the country.
“Will the tourism industry in the Kyrgyz Republic succeed like the legendary phoenix in rising from the ashes?“ Part of my job is to anticipate problems … and then find solutions to them. Sometimes those problems never actually materialize and it seems as if I have wasted so much nervous energy worrying about nothing. But sometimes …
