<div><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', 'Helvetica Light', Helvetica-, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 14.693878173828125px;">The five countries of Central Asia
 expanded their trade significantly since beginning their
 transition with exports quadrupling to almost USD70 billion
 between 2003 and 2008 but without substantial
 diversification. These countries achieved this by promoting
 private investment, property rights, trade liberalization,
 and transport infrastructure in varying degrees. This study
 focuses on three countries of Central Asia-Kazakhstan, the
 Kyrgyz Republic, and Tajikistan-and applies the framework
 used by the World Development Report (WDR 2009). These
 countries agreed to participate in the study, but the
 results of this work are also relevant for others in the
 Central Asia region. The global crisis reduced trade and
 exports of the three countries in 2009 as it did for the
 world. The study recommends that Kazakhstan, the Kyrgyz
 Republic, and Tajikistan anchor their export diversification
 and growth strategy on three spatial scales.</span><br></div><div><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', 'Helvetica Light', Helvetica-, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 14.693878173828125px;">Source: <a href="http://hdl.handle.net/10986/2333">World Bank Open Knowledge Repository</a></span></div>
World Bank: Trade Expansion through Market Connection: The Central Asian Markets of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyz Republic and Tajikistan
Type
report
Year
2011
The five countries of Central Asia expanded their trade significantly since beginning their transition with exports quadrupling to almost USD70 billion between 2003 and 2008 but without substantial diversification. These countries achieved this by promoting private investment, property rights, trade liberalization, and transport infrastructure in varying degrees. This study focuses on three countries of Central Asia-Kazakhstan, the Kyrgyz Republic, and Tajikistan-and applies the framework used by the World Development Report (WDR 2009). These countries agreed to participate in the study, but the results of this work are also relevant for others in the Central Asia region. The global crisis reduced trade and exports of the three countries in 2009 as it did for the world. The study recommends that Kazakhstan, the Kyrgyz Republic, and Tajikistan anchor their export diversification and growth strategy on three spatial scales.
Citation
World Bank. Trade Expansion through Market Connection: The Central Asian Markets of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyz Republic and Tajikistan. Washington, DC: World Bank, 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/10986/2333.
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2011 The International Bank for Reconstruction and Development / The World Bank
Country
Kyrgyzstan
Tajikistan
Language
English
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