Kazakhstan Trade Report : Improving the Trade Policy Framework

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)).

Bibliographic Details

Main Author:	World Bank
Format:	Report biblioteca
Language:	English en_US
Published:	Washington, DC 2015-06
Subjects:	TARIFFS, TRADE VOLUMES, REGULATORY FRAMEWORK, DOMESTIC LABOR MARKET, PRIMARY FACTORS OF PRODUCTION, TARIFF RATES, WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION, TARIFF PROTECTION, TRADE EFFECTS, TRADE NEGOTIATIONS, CAPITAL ACCUMULATION, TRADE STRUCTURE, PREFERENTIAL TRADE AGREEMENT, GRAVITY MODELS, EXPORT PERFORMANCE, CHANGES IN TRADE, DOMESTIC INDUSTRIES, EXPORTS, TRADE FLOWS, EXPORTERS, TARIFF STRUCTURES, FREE TRADE AGREEMENTS, WORLD MARKETS, FACTORS OF PRODUCTION, HIGH TARIFFS, MARKET ACCESS, TRADE EXPANSION, FREE TRADE, EXPORT SUBSIDIES, CUSTOMS CLEARANCE, TRADE AGREEMENTS, CUSTOMS PROCEDURES, VALUE OF TRADE, TRADE PATTERNS, PREFERENTIAL TRADE AGREEMENTS, FOREIGN TRADE, CURRENCY, EXPORT GROWTH, EXTERNAL TARIFFS, TRADE INTEGRATION, DOMESTIC PRODUCERS, PRIMARY FACTORS, REGIONAL TRADE, AVERAGE TARIFFS, VALUE OF IMPORTS, TARIFF REDUCTION, TARIFF REVENUES, TARIFF REDUCTIONS, BILATERAL AGREEMENTS, METAL PRODUCTS, AGREEMENT ON TRADE, ACCESS, WELFARE GAINS, TRADE POLICY, EXPORT DIVERSIFICATION, TRADE AGREEMENT, GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT, AVERAGE TRADE, EXPORT MARKET, TRADE POLICIES, IMPORT TARIFFS, INDUSTRY TRADE, TRADE MORE, APPLIED TARIFF, INVESTMENT FLOWS, PATTERN OF TRADE, BORDER TRADE, LIBERALIZATION OF TRADE, CONSUMPTION, INTERNATIONAL TRADE, REGIONALISM, TRADABLE GOODS, COMPETITION POLICY, CONCESSIONS, EXPORT SHARES, EXTERNAL TARIFF, INTERMEDIATE GOODS, CAPITAL FLOWS, TARIFF BARRIERS, TRADE AREA, TRADE FACILITATION, OPENNESS, REAL EXCHANGE RATE, TRADE LIBERALIZATION, TERMS OF TRADE, TRADE DIVERSION, CAPITAL GOODS, AVERAGE TARIFF, AGGREGATE IMPORTS, REGIONAL INTEGRATION, ECONOMIC INTEGRATION, TRADE, TRADE PARTNERS, GLOBAL TRADE, AGGREGATE TRADE, MARKET SHARE, BILATERAL TRADE, REGIONAL TRADE INTEGRATION, DOMESTIC COMPETITION, TARIFF SCHEDULE, DOMESTIC PRODUCTION, ECONOMIC CRISIS, PREFERENTIAL TRADE, TARIFF, INTERMEDIATE IMPORTS, AGRICULTURAL SUBSIDIES, CAPITAL INFLOWS, FREE TRADE AREA, WORLD TRADE, TARIFF REVENUE, RULES OF ORIGIN, TARIFF RATE, INTERMEDIATE INPUTS, APPAREL, LABOR MARKETS, AGGREGATE EXPORTS, IMPORT VALUE, TRADE REGIME, VALUE OF EXPORTS, MULTILATERAL LIBERALIZATION, GENERAL EQUILIBRIUM MODELING,
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2015/06/24633063/kazakhstan-improving-trade-policy-framework-management-regulations-vol-2-policy-note-one http://hdl.handle.net/10986/22044
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