The second B5+1 business forum, featuring representatives from Central Asian countries and the United States, will be held in the capital of Kyrgyzstan on February 4-5, 2026. The press service of the Cabinet of Ministers of the Kyrgyz Republic informed journalists of this, according to RIA Novosti.

"The second B5+1 business forum will be held in the capital of Kyrgyzstan on February 4-5, 2026. This high-level event, organized in cooperation with the Cabinet of Ministers of the Kyrgyz Republic, is intended to become a key platform for dialogue between business leaders and governments from Central Asian countries and the United States," the statement reads.

As noted by the press service, the forum's main goal is to strengthen regional economic cooperation and develop dialogue between the public and private sectors.

Priority areas will include agriculture, banking and finance, critical mineral resources, e-commerce and information technology, transport and logistics, and tourism.

The first B5+1 forum was held in Almaty on March 14-15, 2024, and brought together over 250 participants from ten countries, the government clarified.

The forum is the business equivalent of the C5+1 diplomatic platform, which brings together the United States and five Central Asian countries – Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan.