Transportation and Trade Facilitation Strategy for Central Asia
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چکیده
Trade between Central Asia and the rest of the world began over 5000 years ago. However, patterns of trade and consequent demand for transportation under the globalization movement are much more complex. Supply of transportation to meet emerging characteristics and quantities of demand is expensive and time consuming. Yet, without efficient and effective transportation the economic growth potentials of the vast and sparsely populated nations in Central Asia may not be fully realized. Since 1991, international financial institutions (IFIs), including Asian Development Bank (ADB), have proposed approaches to improving the transportation systems in numerous reports, initiated dialogues with governments, and assistance programs. Yet, a coherent development program with a definite agenda for creating a seamless international transportation system like in Western Europe has not been collectively agreed upon by the Central Asian Republics (CARs) or the development agencies. The principal objectives of this paper are to outline the challenges and present a transport strategy for the CARs. While making special reference to Kazakhstan, the author provides an overview of the existing demand, emerging trade patterns, and current supply that form the basis for a road transportation strategy to foster travel and trade. The ideal composition of a strategy is discussed along with the implementation issues, constraints and timing.
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