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on Central and Western Asia |
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Issue of 2022‒12‒05
five papers chosen by |
| By: | Ghazaryan, Armen Ju.; Marukyan, Liana; Abrahamyan, Meline V.; Ayvazyan, Meline A. |
| Abstract: | The EU's relations with Armenia are based on the EU - Armenia Comprehensive and Enhanced Partnership Agreement (CEPA), which was signed on November 24, 2017, and entered into force on March 31, 2021. Within the framework of this agreement, the cooperation of the EU and Armenia in various spheres is envisaged. The EU's support, in particular for the development of democracy and political, economic and institutional stability, is very important for the Republic of Armenia. From an economic point of view, the EU is one of the most colossal donors providing financial aid and doing foreign investment, which is an important component both in promoting exports in general and especially in the high-tech sector. The article aims to present in detail the existing achievements in the field of economic and legal cooperation, the prospects and opportunities for deepening sectoral cooperation, taking into account the potential mutual economic benefits that the EU and Armenia could have within the framework of the Armenian North-South Road Corridor and the Belt and Road Initiative. |
| Keywords: | EU-Armenia cooperation,CEPA,Belt and Road Initiative,Armenian North-South Road |
| Date: | 2022 |
| URL: | http://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:zbw:opodis:20229&r= |
| By: | Kalkschmied, Katja |
| Abstract: | The Caucasus region has experienced an increasing inflow of Chinese official development finance in the last twenty years. The inflow accelerated after the countries of the Caucasus region became participants in the Belt and Road Initiative. Chinese finance into Eurasia aims to build energy and economic corridors linking the European and Asian continents. Natural resource endowments and the geographic location between the two continents are favorable for these ambitions, and so are recent geopolitical developments. The war between Russia and Ukraine revokes new interest in the Middle Corridor energy and goods transportation routes running via the Caspian Sea and the Southern Caucasus. Much is to win from the TransCaucasus corridors for China, the European Union, and the Southern Caucasus countries but also for Kazakhstan and Turkey. Much is to lose also. This article infers on Chinese endeavors and lending specifics in the Caucasus region by looking at project-level data from the years 2000-20017. It concludes that the Southern Caucasus countries need to strategically manage the development cooperation offers from China and other powers to make the new interest in the region beneficial for them. This requires taking measures to ensure that foreign-financed projects meet domestic needs and interests and become effective for domestic development. |
| Keywords: | Development finance,Caucasus,China,BRI |
| Date: | 2022 |
| URL: | http://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:zbw:opodis:202211&r= |
| By: | International Monetary Fund |
| Abstract: | At the request of the Ministry of Finance (MoF) Republic of Kazakhstan, a technical assistance mission was conducted by the IMF’s Statistics Department (STA) to assist the Kazakhstan authorities in strengthening the compilation and dissemination of government finance statistics (GFS) and public sector debt statistics (PSDS) for decision making and providing data to the Fund for surveillance. The technical mission focused on addressing issues encountered in the annual GFS time series; assisting with the classification of the Problem Loan Fund (PLF) data for their inclusion in GFS; discussing the MoF’s opportunities and limitations in submitting PSDS; and reviewing the procedures for assigning institutional units to the general government sector (GGS) and the public sector (PS) to derive a uniformed public sector institutional table (PSIT) across all macroeconomic statistics. |
| Keywords: | Government Finance Statistics; Public Sector Debt Statistics; Public Sector Institutional Table; IMF mission; IMF's Statistics Department; authorities of the Republic of Kazakhstan; IMF Statistics Department |
| Date: | 2022–10–27 |
| URL: | http://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:imf:imfscr:2022/331&r= |
| By: | Akhmedyarov, Yerbol; Issabayev, Dulat; , Laura |
| Abstract: | “The Kazakhstan dairy enterprises’ problem analysis and the ways for their innovative activity development” research article is explaining the situation of dairy industry and agricultural sector in Kazakhstan Republics. Authors are referring to different sources to show what is happening with the milk production and why. To compare the situation authors are giving examples of innovations of other countries where such problems were successfully eliminated and dairy production and quality has increased. Finally, authors have proposed necessary actions to be made by different parties. |
| Date: | 2022–10–07 |
| URL: | http://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:osf:osfxxx:czujd&r= |
| By: | , viaScience |
| Abstract: | Examining the issue of creating and shaping the media image of a young independent state like Uzbekistan, which appeared on the world geopolitical map, it is clear that the differences in attitudes to the reforms in our country are serious problems. Today, the world is ruled by major information centers. For example, Reuters has offices in 200 cities in 94 countries, while the Associated Press has 243 offices in 120 countries. The news agency's information is disseminated daily to more than 1,700 newspapers, about 5,000 TV channels and radio stations. It should be noted that in such circumstances, the provision of information is likely to be goal-oriented and one-sided. In addition, the information is delivered to the world community in the form and interpretation desired by the owners of the agency. The media is one of the main sources of information and socialization in our society. It is therefore an important factor influencing people’s stereotypes. Recent research confirms this statement. Consistent, unique media information has a long-term impact on its audience over a relatively wide period of time. This can be very effective in influencing the media’s people’s long-term image of other countries. In addition, the media is considered important as a means of influencing people's opinion. |
| Date: | 2022–10–10 |
| URL: | http://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:osf:osfxxx:d7wau&r= |