Format:
1 online resource (216 pages)
ISBN:
9780821363577
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9780821363560
Content:
The Kyrgyz Republic has made major strides in the past decade in its transition to a market-based economy. Its trade and investment policies are arguably the most liberal among the member countries of the Commonwealth of Independent States. Despite the generally progressive stance on structural policies and a sound record of macroeconomic management in recent years, economic growth has been modest, living standards are low, a large burden of external debt has accumulated, and integration into global production and trade remains limited. The growth agenda must address more carefully the constraints to greater supply-side response to ongoing reforms-an agenda that can facilitate a broad-based growth of economic activity and exports. Risks to sustainability of current growth rates and continued poverty reduction will otherwise remain high as will the economy's vulnerability to external shocks. This report is aimed at assisting authorities fashioning this agenda by focusing on three key challenges:Identifying strategic options to strengthen prospects for medium- and long-term growth and poverty reduction; Assessing ways of leveraging domestic trade policy reforms and existing regional and multilateral trade agreements for further regional and global integration; and Identifying key areas where greater efforts are necessary to facilitate improvements in enterprise capability and productivity.
Content:
Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Acronyms and Abbreviations -- Executive Summary -- 1. Kyrgyz Economy-Present Structure and Sources of Growth -- Macroeconomic Developments and Challenges -- Structure of the Kyrgyz Economy -- Implications of the Existing Economic Structure for Growth -- Growth Outlook-Medium Term Versus Long-Term Challenges -- Summary -- 2. External and Domestic Trade Barriers to Integration-"WTO Rules and Beyond" as Vehicle of Kyrgyz Regional and Global Integ -- Trade Regime Assessment and a Snapshot Picture of Developments in Trade -- Turning WTO Membership into a Springboard for Regional and Global Integration -- Integration in a Regional Setting Transforming Weaknesses into Strengths -- The Road Ahead: The Need for a Two-Pronged Strategy and its Organizational Underpinnings -- 3. Cross-Cutting Issues for Business Development and Improved Competitiveness -- Strategy for Building Competitiveness -- Improving the Investment Climate -- Challenges for Improved Competitiveness -- Roadmap for Future Reform -- LIST OF NUMBERED TABLES -- 1.1. Gross Domestic Investment in Selected Transition Economies, 2002 -- 1.2. Structure and Sources of Investment in Fixed Capital, 1999-2002 -- 1.3. Financial Intermediation by the Banking Sector in Selected Transition Economies, 2002 -- 1.4. The Kyrgyz Republic and Selected CIS Countries: Relative Unit Labor Cost, 2002 -- 1.5. The Kyrgyz Republic and Selected CIS countries: Total Factor and 1998-2002 -- 1.6. Kyrgyz Republic GDP, Consumption and Poverty, 1996 -2003 -- 1.7. Output and Labor, 1996-2002 -- 1.8. Source of Growth and Employment in Agriculture, 2000 -- 1.9. Sources of Growth and Employment in Manufacturing, 2001 -- 1.10. Significance of Gold Mining in Kyrgyz Republic -- 1.11. Sources of Growth and Employment in Mining and Energy, 2001.
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Contents; Acknowledgments; Acronyms and Abbreviations; Executive Summary; 1. Kyrgyz Economy-Present Structure and Sources of Growth; LIST OF FIGURES; LIST OF NUMBERED TABLES; LIST OF BOXES; 2. External and Domestic Trade Barriers to Integration-"WTO Rules and Beyond" as Vehicle of Kyrgyz Regional and Global Integ; 3. Cross-Cutting Issues for Business Development and Improved Competitiveness; APPENDIXES; References;
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780821363560
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe ISBN 9780821363560
Language:
English
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