By William Byrd, Martin Raiser, Anton Dobronogov, Alexander Kitain
This paper explores how one can liberate the opportunity of local improvement and financial cooperation within the wider principal Asia quarter. It argues that knowing severe clusters of interrelated matters, and explicitly taking into consideration geopolitical and political financial system issues, are key during this regard. neighborhood international locations and different stakeholders should still concentrate on a number of parts the place there are actual clients for achievement within the brief run; a mixture of modest—win-win—initiatives and in a few cases—bold strokes—that increase and alter the distribution of advantages and accordingly make cooperation likely to carry growth.
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More formalized arrangements may also be conceivable. This proposal would enable border guards and customs officials to concentrate on stopping criminals and controlling large cargo, rather than dissipating efforts and resources interacting with small individual traders—particularly since such interactions often serve as a vehicle for corruption. The paper also offers some short-term recommendations for initiatives relating to labor movements and water issues, but the resolution of larger regional issues in both areas 34 World Bank Working Paper is likely to be politically sensitive and difficult, and will probably take more time.
Doc; British Petroleum Energy Statistics 2005; Da Afghanistan Breshna Moassessa (DABM, Afghanistan’s power utility). 2. 4 ... - - - - - 7403 - - 3381 1129 - ... ... 1 6683 4423 ... 852 Belarus - Georgia 389 Kazakhstan - Kyrgyz Rep - Moldova - Russia 238 Tajikistan - - - - - - - - - - - - 7403 - - - 1258 - - 1800 - 323 - 1511 - 798 - 2272 - 54 918 ... ... ... ... 5 - - Source: CIS Statistics; Afghanistan figures are estimates from DABM for 2003/04. - ... 852 ... - Turkmenistan - - - ...
It was agreed at the Kabul Conference on Regional Economic Cooperation to set up working groups consisting of the concerned riparian countries for the Amu Darya, Kabul, and Helmand rivers, which marks a significant step forward. ■ Further technical work and consolidation of existing work on improving water utilization, which can benefit all countries in the region. CHAPTER 3 Entry Points and Ways Forward Framework and Approach The analysis in this paper has developed a framework for approaching regional cooperation in the wider Central Asia region.