Maksat’s Dumplings: A Small Business Creating Big Opportunity in the Kyrgyz Republic This page in:English Русский

https://www.worldbank.org/en/news/feature/2026/01/28/maksats-dumplings-small-business-creating-big-opportunity-in-the-kyrgyz-republic?intcid=ecr_hp_sidekick3_en_ext STORY HIGHLIGHTS With training and a small grant through an IDA-backed project, Maksat Kydyrzhan uulu launched a dumpling production plant in his village of Min-Bulak in the Kyrgyz Republic’s Talas region. His small business is helping create jobs for locals, including women, who often lack opportunities to enter the work force in the country’s rural areas. Maksat plans to expand his business and invest in producing other frozen food products, which will bolster local value chains and further strengthen the village’s economy.