trade potential in car&sa, 30jun14
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AstanaJune 2014
Trade Potential among the
countries of Central and South Asia
TIMUR NURATDINOVUSAID/ATAR
Potential and opportunities of trading between Central Asia and South Asia
• Large market totaling 1.5 billion population– South Asia of 1.4 billion; Central Asia is around100 million
• Trade complementarity
• CAR offers cotton, energy, wheat, steel and iron, silk, fruits, hides, mineral fuel
• South Asia offers pharmaceutical products, fruits, vegetables, clothe, footwear, rice, sugar, citrus
Trade turnover of Pakistan with CAR
2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 -
20,000
40,000
60,000
80,000
100,000
120,000
Trade Turnover of Pakistan with CAR (thousand USD)
Import Export
Trade turnover of India with CAR
2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 -
200,000
400,000
600,000
800,000
1,000,000
1,200,000
Trade Turnover of India with CAR (thousand USD)
Import Export
Trade turnover of Afghanistan with Pakistan and India
Trade turnover of Afghanistan with CAR
2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 -
200,000
400,000
600,000
800,000
1,000,000
1,200,000
1,400,000
1,600,000
Trade Turnover of Afghanistan with CAR (thousand USD)
Import Export
Import of Afghanistan from CAR
2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 -
200,000
400,000
600,000
800,000
1,000,000
1,200,000
1,400,000
1,600,000
Import of Afghanistan from CAR (thousand USD)
Kazakhstan Kyrgyzstan Tajikistan Turkmenistan Uzbekistan
Export of Afghanistan to CAR
2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 -
10,000
20,000
30,000
40,000
50,000
60,000
70,000
Export of Afghanistan to CAR (thousand USD)
Kazakhstan Kyrgyzstan Tajikistan Turkmenistan Uzbekistan
Afghanistan and Kazakhstan
Export• Marble and onyx (potential)• Carpet, rugs (potential)• Fresh fruits (potential): apples,
pomegranates, grapes, apricots• Vegetables: potatoes, onions
(during the off season)• Dried fruits and nuts• Precious and semi-precious
stones (potential)
Import• Wheat and flour• Metal bar• Oil products• Vegetable oil (potential)
Afghanistan and Kyrgyzstan
Export• Re-export of dried fruits and
fresh fruits (potential)• Precious and semi-precious
stones for cutting and polishing and further export to other countries (potential)
• Karakul for making coats, access to market in Kazakhstan and Russia (potential)
• Vegetables: potatoes, onions (during the off season)
Import• Red kidney beans• Canned products: jams,
pickled vegetables (potential)• Juices and non-alcoholic
beverages (potential)• Powdered milk (potential)• Meat products (potential)• Textile products: t-shirts,
jeans, women’s robes (potential)
Afghanistan and Uzbekistan
Export• Juice concentrate• Dried fruits (potential) for
processing in Uzbekistan and further re-export to other countries. Uzbekistan has well-developed processing facilities, which meet international standards.
• Vegetables: onions and potatoes (during off season)
Import• Beverages: juices,
mineral water, other beverages
• Pharmaceutical products • Textile products (potential)• Mineral fertilizers• Foodstuff • Construction material
(potential)• Canned products
(potential)
Afghanistan and Tajikistan
Export• Re-export of dried fruits
and fresh fruits (potential)
• Juice concentrate (potential)
• Vegetables: potatoes and onions (during off season)
Import• Dairy products (potential)• Canned agriculture products:
jams, pickled vegetables (potential)
• Juices and non-alcoholic beverages (potential)
• Textile products (potential): t-shirts, jeans, women’s robes
• Construction materials (potential)
• Electrical cables (potential)
Afghanistan and Turkmenistan
Export• Marble and onyx (white city
Ashgabat)• Juice• Fresh fruits: apples,
pomegranates, grapes, apricots (potential)
• Dried fruits and nuts (potential) : raisins, apricots, mulberry, almonds, walnuts
• Vegetables: onions and potatoes (during off season)
Import• Construction material
(potential)• Textile products (potential)
Pakistan and KazakhstanImport
• Edible oil (potential)• Energy resources• Mineral fuel• Steel and iron• Raw material for leather
productions
Export• Textile final products• Pharmaceutical products • Leather products• Vegetables• Rice• Sugar• Citrus• Matches
Pakistan and UzbekistanImport
• Natural gas• Cotton and cotton yarn • Raw material for leather
productions• Dried fruits• Silk
Export• Textile final products• Pharmaceutical products • Leather products• Vegetables• Sugar• Citrus• Matches
Pakistan and TajikistanImport
• Dried fruits• Aluminum articles • Raw material for leather
productions
Export• Construction material• Pharmaceutical products • Vegetables• Rice• Sugar• Citrus• Matches
Pakistan and KyrgyzstanImport
• Fruits• Raw material for leather
productions
Export• Textile final products• Pharmaceutical products • Vegetables• Sugar• Citrus• Matches
Pakistan and TurkmenistanImport
• Energy resources• Natural gas
Export• Textile final products• Pharmaceutical products • Vegetables• Rice• Sugar• Citrus
India and CARImport
• Energy resources• Mineral fuel • Natural gas• Iron ore• Coal• Dried fruits
Export• Textile final products• Pharmaceutical products • Vegetables• Rice• Citrus• Telecommunication
equipment
B2B forum in Dushanbe
• First initiative in Tajikistan• Determining key sectors• Preliminary selection of
companies-participants • Face-to-face negotiations• Site visits to processing facilities• Demonstration of samples• Facilitation in signing the deals• Private meetings
Participants of B2BCountry No. of
entrepreneursTrading interests
Afghanistan 15 Construction, food processing, gemstones, handicraft sectors
Kazakhstan 4 Cooking oil and wheat and flour production
Kyrgyzstan 11 Juice, water, snack, honey and textile sectors
Pakistan 10 Textile, pharmacy, leather, logistics, agriculture production sectors
Tajikistan 67 All sectors
Results
• Platform for potential business opportunities in each country
• Creating a business-dialogue environment for entrepreneurs to explore the regional opportunities
• 20 potential deals between various countries: construction material, textile, food processing, pharmaceutical, transport/logistics.
Coordination of Chambers of Commerce
• Develop a sustainable mechanism for cooperation• Share information on trade opportunities in each
country• Support in solving regional trade, transport, and
transit• Assistance in visa issuance• Appointing a focal point of contact • Periodic meeting to discuss issues and opportunities• Advocate respective governments to resolve trade
and transit problems of regional nature.
ATAR’s efforts in B2B• Research and study of potential
markets in each country Afghanistan, Kyrgyzstan, Pakistan, Tajikistan
• Coordination with the Chambers of Commerce in Afghanistan (Kabul), Kyrgyzstan, Pakistan (PAJCCI) and Tajikistan
• Provided with info material to Chambers of Commerce on export and import potential and opportunities for each country
• Funded by USAID/ATAR, UNDP and sponsored by MEDT of Tajikistan
• Facilitated holding the B2B forum
Recommendations
• Organizing exhibitions of goods and services
• Simplify visa issuance with support of Chambers
• Open a trade house or exhibition hall• Hold regular business to business
meetings (b2b)• Facilitate close coordination with
Chamber of Commerce in each country
Thank you! Questions?