Assessing the Potential of Trade Along the Proposed Shymkent-Tashkent-Khujand Economic Corridor

This publication covers the review and assessment of existing and potential of trade in Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan along the proposed Shymkent-Tashkent-Khujand Economic Corridor (STKEC). The assessment explores the transit of international goods in the three cities and oblasts (administrative regions) in STKEC and trade regimes in the three countries. The publication also identifies and analyzes existing barriers and opportunities for trade expansion. It provides policy recommendations for trade improvement under the framework of the STKEC development.