The project aims to promote intra-regional and international trade in Central Asia (CA) by enhancing the transparency of cross-border requirements, removing regulatory and procedural barriers, strengthening business capability to comply with trade formalities and standards, as well as by improving cross-border e-commerce. The project is structured according to four expected results:
1. Key regulatory and procedural obstacles to international trade are addressed; 2. SMEs capacities to comply with cross-border requirements (including notably quality standards, technical regulations, relevant preferential trading schemes/GSP+) are improved; 3. Improved Central Asia countries readiness, in particular women-led companies, for conducting cross-border e-commerce; 4. Increased opportunities for participation of women-led enterprises in international trade.
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Uzbekistan | Workshop on "Customs Interactive Service" to |
Short-term training activity or other event | World Customs Organization (WCO); European Union (EU) | ViewWorkshop on "Customs Interactive Service"
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Kazakhstan, Kyrgyz Republic, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan | Central Asia: Ready4Trade (R4TCA) to |
Multi-year technical assistance project | EU/ITC | ViewCentral Asia: Ready4Trade (R4TCA)
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December 2023 Description
Contact Point(s)
Name
Mohammad Saeed
Email
saeed [at] intracen.org
Name
Eleonora Salluzzi
Email
esalluzzi [at] intracen.org
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Uzbekistan | Uzbekistan: Facilitating the Process of Accession to the WTO to |
Multi-year technical assistance project | EU/ITC | ViewUzbekistan: Facilitating the Process of Accession to the WTO
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February 2025 Description
The project aims at supporting Uzbekistan's development plans to modernize its economy through leveraging the process of WTO accession. Among other areas of intervention, the project will support to strengthen the national institutional capacity for SPS/TBT and trade facilitation compliance, in line with WTO obligations. In particular, the project will support Uzbekistan to establish a National Trade Facilitation Committee as a platform for institutional coordination and public and private sector consultation, particularly with regard to Uzbekistan's implementation of the TFA. Contact Point(s)
Name
Mohammad Saeed
Email
saeed [at] intracen.org
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Eleonora Salluzzi
Email
esalluzzi [at] intracen.org
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Azerbaijan, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyz Republic, Romania, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan | Promoting Green Ports and Connectivity to |
Multi-year technical assistance project | The Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) | ViewPromoting Green Ports and Connectivity
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Description
The project aims to support Azerbaijan, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Romania, Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan in maximizing the transit potential of their Dry Ports, Caspian and Black Sea ports, by digitally connecting them, facilitating sustainable trade along the route, and by promoting the utilization of green energy in the port’s operations. Its overarching goal is to boost trade, reduce transportation costs and diversify supply chain from Asia to Europe through comprehensive connectivity approach based on standard harmonization, regional community building and digitalization. In the area of trade facilitation, the aim of the project is to identify main bottlenecks on the trade route from China to Europe through the Caspian Sea and the Black Sea, and to implement measures to overcome them, such as enhanced data exchange between authorities and economic operators, as well as between countries. |
Notifying Country | Date and Description of the assistance | Committed/Disbursed | Beneficiaries | Implementing Agencies | Procedures for disbursements |
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Japan |
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Capacity building resources (25 projects) |
Disbursed: 250000 USD |
Albania, Bolivia, Plurinational State of, Comoros, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Jordan, Lebanese Republic, Lesotho, Moldova, Republic of, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Tajikistan, Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of, Zimbabwe, Cameroon, Cote d'Ivoire, Ghana, Malawi, Mauritius, Mongolia, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Senegal, Eswatini, Kingdom of, Uzbekistan | Central Government |
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Japan |
-
Capacity building resources |
Disbursed: 520000 USD |
Afghanistan, Angola, Bangladesh, Benin, Bhutan, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Egypt, Ethiopia, Gabon, Guinea, India, Kenya, Kyrgyz Republic, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Liberia, Madagascar, Mali, Morocco, Myanmar, Namibia, Nepal, Niger, Papua New Guinea, Rwanda, Samoa, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Tanzania, Timor-Leste, Togo, Tunisia, Uganda, Vanuatu, Viet Nam, Yemen, Cameroon, Cote d'Ivoire, Ghana, Malawi, Mauritius, Mongolia, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Senegal, Eswatini, Kingdom of, Uzbekistan, Eritrea | Central Government |
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Japan |
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Capacity building resources |
Disbursed: 737000 USD |
Afghanistan, Angola, Bangladesh, Benin, Bhutan, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Cote d'Ivoire, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Egypt, Eswatini, Kingdom of, Ethiopia, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, India, Kenya, Kyrgyz Republic, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritius, Moldova, Republic of, Mongolia, Morocco, Myanmar, Namibia, Nepal, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Papua New Guinea, Rwanda, Samoa, Senegal, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Tanzania, Togo, Tunisia, Uganda, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Viet Nam, Eritrea, Kiribati, Timor Leste | Government of Japan |
ODA |
Japan |
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Capacity building resources |
Disbursed: 350000 USD |
Albania, Azerbaijan, Bolivia, Plurinational State of, Cameroon, Comoros, Costa Rica, Cote d'Ivoire, Dominican Republic, Eswatini, Kingdom of, Ghana, Guatemala, Iraq, Jordan, Kyrgyz Republic, Lebanese Republic, Lesotho, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius, Moldova, Republic of, Mongolia, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Senegal, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Tajikistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of, Zimbabwe, Kosovo | Government of Japan |
ODA |
Japan |
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Capacity building resources |
Disbursed: 34000 USD (34000 USD) |
Bangladesh, Cambodia, Guinea, Kyrgyz Republic, Malaysia, Mongolia, Nepal, Pakistan, Samoa, Sri Lanka, Uzbekistan | Government of Japan |
Official Development Assistance (ODA) |
Japan |
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Capacity building resources |
Disbursed: 733000 USD (733000 USD) |
Afghanistan, Angola, Bangladesh, Benin, Bhutan, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Cote d'Ivoire, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Egypt, Ethiopia, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, India, Kenya, Kyrgyz Republic, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritius, Moldova, Republic of, Mongolia, Morocco, Myanmar, Namibia, Nepal, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Papua New Guinea, Rwanda, Samoa, Senegal, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Eswatini, Kingdom of, Tanzania, Togo, Tunisia, Uganda, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Viet Nam, Yemen, Zimbabwe, Eritrea, Kiribati, Timor Leste | Government of Japan |
Official Development Assistance (ODA) |
Japan |
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Capacity building resources |
Disbursed: 332000 USD (332000 USD) |
Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Comoros, Costa Rica, Cote d'Ivoire, Dominican Republic, Ethiopia, Ghana, Guatemala, Guinea, Iraq, Jordan, Kenya, Kyrgyz Republic, Lesotho, Madagascar, Mauritius, Moldova, Republic of, Mongolia, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Papua New Guinea, Serbia, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Tajikistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of, Zimbabwe, Kosovo | ||
Japan |
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Other programmes for capacity building resources |
Committed: 360000 USD Disbursed: 360000 USD |
Armenia, Bangladesh, Bolivia, Plurinational State of, Botswana, Cambodia, Comoros, Costa Rica, Cote d'Ivoire, Dominican Republic, Ethiopia, Ghana, Guatemala, Guinea, Iraq, Jordan, Kenya, Lesotho, Madagascar, Marshall Islands, Mauritius, Moldova, Republic of, Mongolia, Mozambique, Myanmar, Nigeria, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Serbia, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of, Zambia, Zimbabwe, West Bank and Gaza Strip | Government of Japan |
Official Development Assistance (ODA) |
Japan |
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Other programmes for capacity building resources |
Committed: 803000 USD Disbursed: 803000 USD |
Afghanistan, Angola, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Cambodia, Cameroon, Cote d'Ivoire, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Egypt, Ethiopia, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, India, Kenya, Kyrgyz Republic, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritius, Moldova, Republic of, Morocco, Myanmar, Namibia, Nepal, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Papua New Guinea, Rwanda, Samoa, Senegal, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Eswatini, Kingdom of, Tanzania, Timor-Leste, Togo, Tunisia, Uganda, Uzbekistan, Viet Nam, Yemen, Zimbabwe, Kiribati | Government of Japan |
Official Development Assistance (ODA) |
United States of America |
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Border and related agencies capacity building |
Committed: 21000 USD Disbursed: 21000 USD |
Uzbekistan | Department of Energy (DOE) |
ADS 201 |