1. Kazakhstan Trade Report : Improving the Trade Policy Framework
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World Bank
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FOREIGN TRADE ,TRADE LIBERALIZATION ,MARKET ACCESS ,EXPORT SUBSIDIES ,CONCESSIONS ,CUSTOMS PROCEDURES ,DOMESTIC PRODUCTION ,CAPITAL FLOWS ,TRADE AREA ,INTERMEDIATE INPUTS ,GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT ,LIBERALIZATION OF TRADE ,WORLD TRADE ,TARIFF BARRIERS ,TERMS OF TRADE ,CHANGES IN TRADE ,TRADABLE GOODS ,INDUSTRY TRADE ,EXPORT GROWTH ,TRADE NEGOTIATIONS ,TRADE PATTERNS ,INVESTMENT FLOWS ,ECONOMIC CRISIS ,AGREEMENT ON TRADE ,TRADE FACILITATION ,TARIFF RATE ,COMPETITION POLICY ,MULTILATERAL LIBERALIZATION ,IMPORT TARIFFS ,TRADE AGREEMENTS ,GENERAL EQUILIBRIUM MODELING ,EXPORT SHARES ,TARIFF REDUCTIONS ,ACCESS ,TRADE POLICY ,WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION ,DOMESTIC COMPETITION ,REAL EXCHANGE RATE ,WELFARE GAINS ,TARIFF ,EXPORT MARKET ,WORLD MARKETS ,INTERMEDIATE GOODS ,EXPORTERS ,AGRICULTURAL SUBSIDIES ,TRADE EFFECTS ,APPLIED TARIFF ,APPAREL ,TARIFF REDUCTION ,TRADE AGREEMENT ,OPENNESS ,HIGH TARIFFS ,TRADE INTEGRATION ,CONSUMPTION ,BORDER TRADE ,TRADE ,TRADE POLICIES ,CUSTOMS CLEARANCE ,REGIONAL TRADE INTEGRATION ,PREFERENTIAL TRADE AGREEMENT ,PATTERN OF TRADE ,TARIFF REVENUES ,AGGREGATE TRADE ,PREFERENTIAL TRADE AGREEMENTS ,FREE TRADE ,BILATERAL AGREEMENTS ,ECONOMIC INTEGRATION ,FREE TRADE AREA ,INTERMEDIATE IMPORTS ,REGIONAL TRADE ,PRIMARY FACTORS OF PRODUCTION ,EXTERNAL TARIFFS ,EXPORT DIVERSIFICATION ,EXPORTS ,GLOBAL TRADE ,AVERAGE TRADE ,METAL PRODUCTS ,TARIFFS ,REGIONALISM ,INTERNATIONAL TRADE ,REGULATORY FRAMEWORK ,DOMESTIC PRODUCERS ,REGIONAL INTEGRATION ,TRADE VOLUMES ,CURRENCY ,RULES OF ORIGIN ,TRADE STRUCTURE ,TRADE FLOWS ,DOMESTIC LABOR MARKET ,FREE TRADE AGREEMENTS ,VALUE OF IMPORTS ,BILATERAL TRADE ,VALUE OF TRADE ,TRADE MORE ,AVERAGE TARIFF ,CAPITAL GOODS ,DOMESTIC INDUSTRIES ,TARIFF REVENUE ,EXTERNAL TARIFF ,MARKET SHARE ,TRADE REGIME ,TARIFF STRUCTURES ,TRADE PARTNERS ,TARIFF PROTECTION ,PREFERENTIAL TRADE ,LABOR MARKETS ,AVERAGE TARIFFS ,VALUE OF EXPORTS ,IMPORT VALUE ,TRADE DIVERSION ,PRIMARY FACTORS ,CAPITAL ACCUMULATION ,CAPITAL INFLOWS ,TRADE EXPANSION ,AGGREGATE EXPORTS ,GRAVITY MODELS ,TARIFF RATES ,FACTORS OF PRODUCTION ,EXPORT PERFORMANCE ,TARIFF SCHEDULE ,AGGREGATE IMPORTS - Abstract
The main message of this report is that if Kazakhstan wants to take advantage of global integration and diversification opportunities, the government needs to improve its trade policy framework, its management, and its regulations. It is also finalizing accession to the World Trade Organization (WTO) while its trade strategy includes a number of free trade agreements to be negotiated. It is an active member of the Central Asia Region Economic Cooperation (CAREC). This report is composed of three policy notes that discuss how to improve the trade policy framework, management, and regulations: note one is on the trade policy framework and recommends joining the WTO on a tariff schedule that is more liberal than Russia’s; note two postulates that to benefit more fully from the WTO membership and future regional or bilateral agreements, the institutional framework for trade policy management will need a clearer strategic vision, better coordination within the government and with private sector, and enhanced human capacity; and note three suggests that for the private sector to benefit from global integration and diversification, the government should ease the burden of regulations that affect trade (non-tariff measures (NTMs)).
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- 2015