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EDB: The Ukrainian Crisis Caused Economic Slowdown in CIS Countries
Growth Domestic Product (GDP) growth in CIS countries continued to go down and reached 0.9% year-on-year in the second half of 2014. This conclusion is made in the new issue of The CIS Macromonitor published by the Research Department of Eurasian Development Bank (EDB).
The report states that the key factor beyond the economic slowdown in the CIS was the political crisis around... Read More
Posted by Administrator on April 22, 2014 · Leave a Comment
Economic realities of the Russian-Ukraine conflict
Getting into the Crimea, Russia did settle not only “va-bank” in the geopolitical relations with The West but also tried to create new game rules on the economic plane in the region. Of course, Moscow was warned beforehand it would face economic and as well as political sanctions. Though the West repeatedly informed Russia about such issues before the conflict even started Moscow initiated such... Read More
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Posted by Administrator on August 2, 2013 · Leave a Comment
Eastern Partnership Visa Liberalisation Index Is Available
CESD produces monitoring findings of visa facilitation process in Azerbaijan
The liberalisation of the European Union visa regime is one of the priorities of the EU Eastern Partnership initiative covering Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine. Achieving visa-free travel for short-term trips between the EU and its Eastern neighbours is important not only for the Eastern... Read More
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Posted by Administrator on May 25, 2013 · Leave a Comment
New WTO Accession Negotiations: New Hopes?
The next round of bilateral consultations between World Trade Organization (WTO) and Azerbaijan started in Geneva on June 03, 2013. The negotiation round will be completed on June 07, 2013 . “They are expected to involve representatives from 10-12 countries. Full-fledged bilateral negotiations will be held with some of them and talks on specific issues with others”- Ministry of Foreign Affairs... Read More
Filed under News · Tagged with "- MFA added. These talks are part of preparation for multilateral negotiations at the level of working groups of Azerbaijan and the WTO, 2013, 2013 . "They are expected to involve representatives from 10-12 countries. Full-fledged bilateral negotiations will be held with some of them and talks on specific issues with others"- Ministry of For, 2013. The negotiation round will be completed on June 07, 84% of merchandize exports consisting of raw oil and petroleum products, about 50 legislative acts should be harmonized, ad valorem equivalents of these imports tariffs are equal to 25-30%. As of April 2013, and also one round with Japan, and Australia have so far not been completed yet. The formal argument related to the protracted negotiations is simple: Azerbaijan wants to join WTO on more favorable terms. Nevertheless, and Brazil, and Brazil have been under way. Multilateral negotiations have faced challenges related to the status of the country (developing or developed) and associated issues of agriculture support (10% or 5% d, and concluded negotiations with China. However, and handle trade disputes constructively. The tariff schedule of the Republic of Azerbaijan consists of 97 Chapters (HS2002) disaggregated into 10661 ten-digit tariff lines. As of the end of 2012, and import for scientific-research purposes. Initially proposed bound import tariffs on alcohol and tobacco products envisage double increase in specific tariff rates. According to estimates done by t, and on non-agricultural goods, and to take obligations in mining and audiovisual services. Also, and tobacco, and Viet Nam. Bilateral negotiations with Turkey, applied quota on hiring of foreign specialists under the fourth mode of service supply (movement of natural persons) has been discussed. In the framework of multilateral talks, Argentina, Armenia, as well as treatment in other areas. Azerbaijan has insisted to join to the WTO with developing country status, Australia, Azerbaijan, Azerbaijan Accession WTO, Azerbaijan belongs to the group of low-income countries with emerging market and developing economies (EMDEs). During the round of multilateral negotiations on agriculture held in December 2012, Azerbaijan has continued working on adjustment of its national legislative base to the WTO requirements as well as on improvement of the current trade regime. To implement the WTO norms into Azerbaija, Azerbaijan Joins WTO, Azerbaijan Membership WTO, Azerbaijan requested 10% de minimis right and application of support on the amount of USD 2 billion per year in agriculture sector. Summing up, Azerbaijan WTO 2013, Azerbaijan WTO Membership, ban on usage of export subsidies in agriculture, Brazil, but it could do so. The list of countries that joined Azerbaijan's Working Party includes the USA, Canada, child food, China, clarifications concerning fees and charges for services rendered, Croatia, distribution services); however, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Ecuador. According to official information, Egypt, finance and auditing services, for instance dairy products, from which as a result it will depend on the level of agricultural support which Azerbaijan will be able to get when joining the WTO, Georgia, Georgia and Kyrgyz Republic. Bilateral negotiations between Azerbaijan and some of main trading nations like the USA, Haiti, harmonization of excise taxes to implement national treatment principle, Honduras, in particular by joining to sectoral initiatives on Paper and Civil Aviation. In talks regarding market access to services, including the EU representing interests of 27 countries. Russia has not yet joined Azerbaijan Working Party, including two meetings in 2012. However, increase transparency, India, it signed bilateral protocol with Kyrgyz Republic, Japan, Jordan, Korea Republic, Kyrgyz Republic, Malaysia, ministers from the WTO's member governments approved a declaration that requires elimination of agricultural export subsidies by 2013. This deadline certainly cancels out the presumptive "concessionar, Moldova, namely industrially produced chicken meat. Duty free imports are proposed for farming livestock, negotiations on the WTO accession of Azerbaijan have progressed quite slowly. The country has moderate success in bilateral talks. By the end of 2012, negotiations with key trade nations including the USA, New WTO Accession Negotiations: New Hopes?, Nigeria, Norway, occupation of 20% of Azerbaijan lands, Oman, out of which 30 have already been adjusted. During the tenth meeting of the Working Party in December 2012, Pakistan, Panama, Paraguay, Philippines, pork, recent experience showed that the WTO has toughened up the accession requirements on new members. Therefore, refugee status of one out of eight persons in the country serve as important arguments substantiating developing status of Azerbaijan. According to the IMF classification, Saudi Arabia, shelving the process does not imply accession on easy terms. Within Doha round, sow seeds, Sri Lanka, start co-operation with more international trade partners, strong potential for "Dutch Disease", Switzerland, Taiwan, Tajikistan, TBT and SPS related legislation. One of the most sensitive issues of Azerbaijan's WTO accession process is the country's status - developing or developed - that affects the level of permitted de minim, Thailand, the agriculture is 14.1 and non-agriculture is 8.2%). Key principle used in development of tariff schedule proposal was to shield sectors vital for Azerbaijan's economy by setting high bound tariff ra, the average import tariff rate was 10.6% assuming 15% ad valorem rate for specific tariffs. (The World Tariff Profile of WTO indicates that Azerbaijan's average tariff is 9.0%, the discussion was focused on a number of trade-related issues including elimination of export bans, the EU, the Head of the Azerbaijani delegation and Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Mahmud Mammad-Guliyev reported about the conclusion of bilateral negotiations with China. In 2012 Azerbaijan held several , the issue of subsidies will be discussed with countries that are major exporters of agricultural products, the member countries requested Azerbaijan to reduce offered bound tariff rates on some agricultural products, the negotiation progress has been slow. Bilateral protocols have been signed with Oman, The next round of bilateral consultations between World Trade Organization (WTO) and Azerbaijan started in Geneva on June 03, the next round of which is scheduled for the third quarter of 2013. It should be reminded here that the Government of Azerbaijan officially applied to the WTO Secretariat to become the WTO member in J, the special weight of oil sector that makes up 53.1% of the GDP, the Working Party on Azerbaijan's WTO accession has consisted of 36 member states, the WTO member countries welcome improvements in several services sectors (computer and related services, they requested to make more liberal commitments in postal and telecommunication services, Turkey, UAE, UAE and Kyrgyzstan have been completed and protocols signed. On the tenth meeting of the Working Party on the Accession of Azerbaijan in December 2012, Ukraine, Ukraine and Russia - conforms to the terms of the developed countries rather than those of developing countries. According to the Ministry of Economic Development of Azerbaijan, while the maximum is 80%. Maximum rate is imposed for only one product, while the WTO has offered developed country status. The terms of accession of other former Soviet Union countries - Kyrgyzstan, WTO 2013, WTO accession
Posted by Administrator on March 12, 2013 · Leave a Comment
Visa Liberalization Process in EaP Countries
CESD is part of visa facilitation process in Eastern Partnership countries
Batory Foundation (Poland), Visa Free Europe Coalition together with local partners realized its last quarterly report on visa facilitation. The liberalisation of the European Union visa regime is one of the priorities of the EU Eastern Partnership initiative covering Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine. Achieving... Read More
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Posted by Administrator on December 24, 2012 · Leave a Comment
Russia’s accession to the WTO on Azerbaijan Economy
Workshop on the impact of Russia’s accession to the WTO on Azerbaijan economy was held in Baku, Azerbaijan on December, 2012 with financial and logistical support from GIZ, Germany with organizational support of Academic Director, Head of the Center for Economic Studies of the Institute for Economic Research and Policy Consulting, Ukraine, the Center for Economic and Social Development (CESD).... Read More
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Posted by Administrator on November 9, 2012 · Leave a Comment
$ 1100 debt per capita in Azerbaijan
“There are slight restrictions in the budget of Azerbaijan for annual amount of internal and external debts. The wall for domestic debt is 1.2 billion AZN ($1,53 billion US) and 2.3 billion AZN ($ 2,95 billion US) for external one. According to official statistics, the domestic debt of Azerbaijan is more than 3 billion manat (3,85 billion US), which concerns the external debt, it is equal to about 4.7 billion... Read More
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Posted by Administrator on November 4, 2012 · Leave a Comment
PASOS Annual Conference to start in Macedonia
Vugar Bayramov, CESD chairman and PASOS Board Member, will serve as one of speakers at the conference
The conference will be organized in association with the annual international think-tanks’ conference of PASOS – Policy Association for an Open Society on November 09, 2012 in Skopje, Macedonia. Leading think-tanks will co-operate to explain and influence national and international policies,... Read More
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Posted by Administrator on April 22, 2012 · Leave a Comment
EU issues € 10 mln to support small business in Eastern Partnership states
European Union has allocated € 10 mln to support small business in EBRD’s Eastern Partnership States, bank’s press service reported. This allowance will be spent to financing of 60+ projects within Enterprises Growth Program (EGP) in Azerbaijan, Ukraine, Armenia, Georgia, Belarus and Moldova and 600+ projects within Business Advices Service (BAS).
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Posted by Administrator on March 22, 2012 · Leave a Comment
Standard & Poors Assesses CIS Economy
The forecast of economic growth for the near future for the CIS countries exporting oil is favorable, and growth due to high oil prices to exceed four percent in 2012, said in the report of international rating agency Standard & Poors “Different procurement of natural resources and overall historic heritage determine the rating of the CIS countries “, released on March 22nd, 2012.
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