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Table 22: EoDB of countries on corridor 3
Source: World Bank (2017).
shows that Kyrgyz Republic is the most open trading country followed by Tajikistan
and Afghanistan. The OI of Kazakhstan is the lowest after Uzbekistan, most likely due to weak
business environment and large distances to global markets. The government has struggled to
build a diversified manufacturing sector and the economy remains highly dependent on
commodity exports (The Economist Intelligence Unit, 2016).
Table 23: Openness of countries on corridor 3
Source: Fimotions (2017), analysis on data o
4.4.4. Trade Facilitation
Trade is essential for CAREC countries, thanks to their geographic location that connects EU,
Asia, and the Middle East. Trade facilitation is one of four core areas of cooperation within
CAREC39. Customs cooperation has been a major part of CAREC trade facilitation efforts.
Integrated trade facilitation also promotes efficient regional trade logistics development and
supports the development of priority trade corridors, single-window facilities, enhanced
interagency cooperation and private sector participation, improvement of sanitary and
phytosanitary measures, and capacity building.
The trade facilitation program is implemented through two coordinating bodies: (i) the
Customs Cooperation Committee (CCC), which comprises heads of customs administrations of
all CAREC countries and provides a regional forum for discussing issues of common interest;
39 The CAREC four core areas of cooperation are transport, trade facilitation, trade policy, and energy.
AFG 183 175 48 453 228 344
KAZ 35 119 133 574 128 320
KYRG 75 79 20 445 21 145
TAJ 128 144 75 313 66 330
UZB 87 165 112 278 174 292
77.6 412.6 123.4 286.2
28 195 26.9 110.7
Country
Ranking Border Compliance Documentary Compliance
Overall Trading
across
borders
Time to
export
(hours)
Cost to
export
(USD)
Time to
export
(hours)
Cost to
export
(USD)
Average CAREC3
Europe & Central Asia
GDP Imports Exports
AFG 19,199 7,723 571 43.2%
KAZ 184,361 25,175 36,775 33.6%
KYRG 6,572 3,844 1,423 80.2%
TAJ 7,853 3,223 673 49.6%
UZB 66,733 9,163 6,983 24.2%
USD Millions
Openness Country