The University of Central Asia’s (UCA) Institute of Public Policy and Administration (IPPA) organized a three day workshop for Kyrgyz civil servants on “Issues of Regional Economic Cooperation in Central Asia” in Bishkek, Kyrgyz Republic on 10, 12, and 15 October 2012.
The training followed IPPA’s 10 day training in Issyk – Kul, Kyrgyz Republic, on trade policy and negotiations for 60 civil servants from Afghanistan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyz Republic and Kazakhstan in August 2012. Led by top Canadian trade negotiations experts from Carleton University, the training covered topics ranging from trade economics, trade barriers and tariff regimes, to international finance and international trade negotiation.
The three-day workshop in Bishkek focused on the energy and transport sectors of the Kyrgyz Republic and implications of development for regional trade; the challenges of Customs Union Accession by the Kyrgyz Republic; and the country’s export development strategy. The workshop came as a response to the country’s need to build the capacity of civil servants to engage in relevant policy analysis in an economic environment increasingly conducive to regional synergies.
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