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?