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Central Asia: Increasing Gains from Trade Through Regional Cooperation in Trade Policy, Transport, and Customs Transit

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The report seeks to show how Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyz Republic, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan can increase the gains from participation in international trade through regional cooperation in trade policy, transport, and customs transit. It attempts to quantify costs of the lack of cooperation and potential benefits of improved regional cooperation in the three areas for the above countries.

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Contents

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Preface, Abbreviations, Contents, and Executive Summary [ PDF: 1,326kb | 16 pages ]

Chapter 1. Introduction [ PDF: 313kb | 10 pages ]

1.1 Benefits of International Trade

1.2 Role of Regional Cooperation in Trade Policy, Transport, and Customs Transit in Increasing Gains from Trade

1.3 Purpose, Scope, Approach, and Structure of the Report

Chapter 2. Recent Merchandise Trade Performance of the Central Asian Republics [ PDF: 618kb | 13 pages ]

2.1 Levels of Trade

2.2 Commodity Composition of Trade

2.3 Geographical Distribution of Trade

2.4 Actual versus Potential Trade

2.5 Conclusions

Chapter 3. Barriers to Trade in Central Asia [ PDF: 262kb | 12 pages ]

3.1 Barriers Pertaining to Trade Policy

3.2 Barriers Pertaining to Transport and Customs Transit

3.3 Costs of Trade Barriers

3.4 Conclusions

Chapter 4. Regionalism and Multilateralism in Central Asia [ PDF: 557kb | 12 pages ]

4.1 The “Spaghetti Bowl” of the Regional Trade Agreements

4.2 Effects of the Regional Trade Agreements

4.3 Accession to the World Trade Organization and Regional Cooperation in Trade Policy within the Multilateral Framework

4.4 Conclusions

Chapter 5. Transport Sector in Central Asia [ PDF: 271kb | 12 pages ]

5.1 Transport Infrastructure

5.2 Legal and Regulatory Framework

5.3 Transport and Logistics Services

5.4 Regional Cooperation in Transport

5.5 Conclusions

Chapter 6. Road Transit Systems in Central Asia [ PDF: 273kb | 12 pages ]

6.1 National Transit Systems

6.2 TIR System

6.3 Regional Cooperation in Customs Transit

6.4 Conclusions

Chapter 7. General Equilibrium Analysis of the Effects of Regional Cooperation in Trade Policy, Transport, and Customs Transit on the Kyrgyz Republic [ PDF: 249kb | 8 pages ]

7.1 Effects of Regional Cooperation in Trade Policy within the Multilateral Framework

7.2 Effects of Regional Cooperation in Transport and Customs Transit

7.3 Conclusions

Chapter 8. Overall Conclusions and Recommendations [ PDF: 37kb | 6 pages ]

8.1 Overall Conclusions

8.2 Recommendations

References [ PDF: 72kb | 6 pages ]

Appendixes [ PDF: 6,220kb | 53 pages ]

Appendix 1. Merchandise Trade Statistics on the Central Asian Republics

Appendix 2. Models of Potential Openness to International Trade

Appendix 3. Computable General Equilibrium Model of Kazakhstan

Appendix 4. Status of Accession of the Central Asian Republics to Major International Transport Agreements and Conventions