https://mt.osce-academy.kg/handle/123456789/172 2025-11-13T09:22:22Z 2025-11-13T09:22:22Z Enikeeva, Zalina https://mt.osce-academy.kg/handle/123456789/209 2021-03-30T12:13:53Z 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z

Title: Impact Assessment of the World Trade Organization Accession of the Republic of Kazakhstan on the Import of the Country Authors: Enikeeva, Zalina Abstract: The accession of the Republic of Kazakhstan in the World Trade Organization, jointly with the membership of the country in the Eurasian Economic Union, makes some differences in tariffs between these organizations. Tariffs, that use members of the EAEU, are mostly higher than those that were applied for Kazakhstan while accession to the WTO. Lower tariffs of the WTO can influence on the amount of imported commodities of the country in that way, that import from countries, who are members of the WTO and not members of the EAEU, will increase. The forecasting model may occur assistance in analysis of influence of the WTO tariffs on import volume of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

2016-01-01T00:00:00Z Mudabber, Zabihullah https://mt.osce-academy.kg/handle/123456789/208 2021-03-30T12:13:53Z 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z

Title: Challenges and Opportunities of Afghanistan’s Accession to the World Trade Organization Authors: Mudabber, Zabihullah Abstract: The thesis aims to present the challenges and opportunities of Afghanistan’s accession to the WTO and provide recommendations to the government and donor institutions. A number of interviews have been conducted with the representatives of the government, donor institutions and businesses inside Afghanistan to identify these challenges and opportunities. A comparative study was also carried out to analyze the experiences of other LDCs and explore what lessons could be drawn for Afghanistan. The interviews and comparative study suggest that the country’s accession to the WTO is an opportunity for its fragile economy to grow despite of having some negative implications on the government revenues. In particular, the accession will provide Afghanistan the opportunity of access to the international markets without trade barriers and bring institutional reform within its trade sector, but it is questionable whether the country will be able to address the technical and professional challenges of post-accession in agriculture, health, education, international law and trade as it lacks expertise in these areas. Although the extension of the thesis findings requires more evidence to judge, the study’s findings challenge general understanding of Afghanistan’s accession to the WTO in the country and point to important new avenues of research.

2016-01-01T00:00:00Z Chikanayev, Tengiz https://mt.osce-academy.kg/handle/123456789/207 2021-03-30T12:13:53Z 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z

Title: Budget Transparency on the Local Level in the Republic of Kazakhstan Authors: Chikanayev, Tengiz Abstract: Budget transparency allows government to be effective, accountable and corruption resistant institution by disclosing key budget documents. Survey of the web-site allowed me to conclude that not all 16 local administrations in Kazakhstan is following budget transparency initiatives defined by the OECD, IMF and IBP practices. Furthermore, oil-producing oblasts are less transparent compared to the non-oil producing oblasts that confirm the idea of resource curse problem in Kazakhstan. Using Panel Analysis method, I found a positive correlation between budget transparency with unemployment and criminalization level on the local level of Kazakhstan. However, small sample size of oblasts and periods does not allow me conclude that resource curse problem can be explained using provincial level of Kazakhstan. Having more oblasts and more periods or using another country with similar characteristic (the Russian Federation or Saudi Arabia) may reinforce or weaken this approach.

2016-01-01T00:00:00Z Kamjo Khal Mohammad, Soona https://mt.osce-academy.kg/handle/123456789/206 2021-03-30T12:13:53Z 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z

Title: Impact of Civil Society Organizations on Economic Empowerment of Afghan Women Authors: Kamjo Khal Mohammad, Soona Abstract: Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) in Afghanistan have long been a critical actor in playing its role in social, economic and political empowerment of women. Accordingly, this research attempts to shed light on the preliminary work done by CSOs on women economic empowerment in Afghanistan. The study provides a brief history of women’s situation in Afghanistan through different timelines and reviews the current state of CSOs working with women and girls in Afghanistan. For the purpose of this study, interviews are conducted with fifty individuals from thirty CSOs that work with Afghan women; which range from empowering women in a broad level to raising female literacy rate; from providing a safe working environment for women to supporting women in their decision making. A qualitative approach is selected as the research method for this study, through the use of questionnaire from two different groups. First group includes thirty individual from higher management officials of the particular CSOs, while the second target group is the female staff member of the organizations, who are the direct beneficiary of the specific CSOs. The research examines the role of women led CSOs on Afghan women economic empowerment; their main objectives and to what level they have been successful in achieving their goals. By analyzing the effectiveness of CSOs on women economic empowerment this paper, also provides recommendations for Afghan CSOs to maximize their ability to change the established norms and economically empower women in Afghanistan. The research findings indicate that CSOs that work on women issues in Afghanistan has contributed to women’s economic empowerment. However, officials from management level of the CSOs are more satisfy with the achievements compare to women beneficiaries.

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