{
  "id": 5076782,
  "title": "Pakistan, Kyrgyzstan to boost bilateral trade to $200mn in two years",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/02/pakistan-kyrgyzstan-to-boost-bilateral-trade-to-200mn-in-two-years",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-09-02T11:28:26.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Business Recorder",
    "slug": "business-recorder",
    "url": "https://www.brecorder.com/news/40437577/pakistan-kyrgyzstan-to-boost-bilateral-trade-to-200mn-in-two-years"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Pakistan and Kyrgyzstan have committed to boosting their bilateral trade to $200 million within the next two years, according to a newly signed agreement. Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif attended the signing ceremony in Kyrgyzstan, expressing his gratitude to President Sadyr Zhaparov for converting the Memorandum of Understanding into a formal agreement. The current annual bilateral trade between the two nations stands at a modest $16 million. The agreement also covers various sectors including security, education, environment, and technology. Additionally, both countries signed a diplomatic Programme of Cooperation, a Memorandum of Understanding between their institutes for research collaboration, and a treaty on extradition. They have also finalized agreements on transit trade, science and technology cooperation, and mutual legal assistance in criminal matters.",
  "summary": "Pakistan and Kyrgyzstan on Wednesday signed an agreement to increase bilateral trade volume to $200 million within two years. Addressing the agreement signing ceremony between Pakistan and Kyrgyzstan, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said that the current annual bilateral trade of $16 million between Pakistan and Kyrgyzstan is extremely low. Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif arrived in Kyrgyzstan on a…",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Business Recorder",
        "title": "Pakistan, Uzbekistan eye $2bn bilateral trade",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/02/pakistan-uzbekistan-eye-2bn-bilateral-trade",
        "published": "2026-09-02T06:41:22.000Z"
      }
    ]
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}