Projects List

Modernization of Customs Services in Azerbaijan

The project supports the modernization of the customs service in Azerbaijan through infrastructure development, automation of the processes, and personnel training.

CAREC – Transport and Trade Facilitation: Border Crossing Point Improvement and Single Window Development Project

The project will support national single window (NSW) development in selected CAREC member countries and develop a regional platform for the networking of NSWs for the CAREC region through public–private partnerships and the establishment of the Alliance of National Single Window Operators of CAREC.

Supporting Integrated Border Management Systems in the South Caucasus

The project is designed to support implementation of the integrated border management (IBM) principles in Azerbaijan and along the borders of Azerbaijan with Georgia.

Second Customs Reform and Trade Facilitation Project

The project will help facilitate trade and regional cooperation by easing the movement of goods and services to and from Afghanistan.

Support to Foreign Trade and Investment Promotion in Uzbekistan, Phase 2

The project focuses on the regional and industry diversification of exports and foreign investments in Uzbekistan.

Enhancing Border Trade Services and Rules for Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (SMEs)

The purpose of the technical assistance (TA) was to address constraints and to recommend strategies for improving trade efficiency and promoting trade activities conducted by SMEs at key border crossing points along the People’s Republic of China (PRC)-Viet Nam and the PRC-Mongolia borders.

CAREC: Working with the Private Sector in Trade Facilitation

The technical assistance will support the design, implementation, and monitoring of key trade facilitation and private sector development activities under the CAREC Program.

Regional Customs Modernization and Infrastructure Development Project

The project aims to improve the efficiency and transparency of customs services and reinforce the ongoing customs legal reforms and simplification of custom procedures and facilitate trade and promote regional customs cooperation through concerted customs reforms and modernization in the region.

Pakistan Trade and Transport Facilitation II

The project aims to improve the performance of trade and transport logistics in Pakistan by facilitating the implementation of the National Trade Corridor Improvement Program (NTCIP) and the simplification and modernization of Pakistan's international trade procedures and practices.

Border Management in Central Asia, Phase 7

The Border Management Assistance Programme in Central Asia (BOMCA) is an integrated, multifaceted intervention with a developmental and institution building approach. BOMCA aims to increase the effectiveness of borders whilst fostering security, stability and development in Central Asian states.

Growing Inclusive Markets in Eastern Europe and the Commonwealth of Independent States

The project will foster partnerships with a wide range of stakeholders to facilitate development of inclusive markets – markets that involve poor as producers, suppliers and wage employees (on supply side) and as customers and users of affordable goods and services (on demand side).

Support to Export Promotion Activities of the Azerbaijan Export and Investment Promotion Foundation (AZPROMO)

The project has supported strengthening the institutional capacity of AZPROMO by providing training opportunities for AZPROMO staff; and supporting AZPROMO in promoting export and investment by organizing country presentations, business forums, conferences in the country and abroad.

Expanding Trade by Connecting Central Asia Countries

This study focuses on three countries of Central Asia —Kazakhstan, the Kyrgyz Republic, and Tajikistan—and applies the framework used by the World Development Report 2009. The study recommends that these three countries anchor their export diversification and growth strategy on three spatial scales—urban (leading city), area (city-hinterland), and regional (integration with regional markets).

Impact of Kazakhstan Accession to WTO: A Quantitative Assessment

In this paper, the authors use a computable general equilibrium model of the Kazakhstan economy to assess the impact of accession to the World Trade Organization (WTO), which encompasses (i) improved market access, (ii) Kazakhstan tariff reduction, (iii) reduction of barriers against entry by multinational service providers, and (iv) reform of local content and value-added tax policies confronting multinational firms in the oil sector.

CAREC Border Trade Study

The study on cross-border trade was commissioned by CAREC and endorsed by ministers of CAREC member countries.The World Bank designed the project and hired national teams of experts to conduct surveys of cross-border trading conditions on the territories of People’s Republic of China, Kazakhstan, the Kyrgyz Republic, and Tajikistan.

Central Asia Trade and Human Development Impact Studies and A4T Needs Assessment

The project aims to help SPECA countries develop specific sectors with recognized export potential, combined with measures for raising quality standards and improving input efficiency in the short term.

Developing Strategies to Expand Exports in Low-Income CIS Countries

Import Financing Facility for Import Agricultural Inputs in Tajikistan

Improving Distribution and Transit Services in Central Asia

Regional Supply of Goods, Services, and Expertise in Central Asia