World Bank2015-06-232015-06-232015-06https://hdl.handle.net/10986/22044The main message of this report is that if Kazakhstan wants to take advantage of global integration and diversification opportunities, the government needs to improve its trade policy framework, its management, and its regulations. It is also finalizing accession to the World Trade Organization (WTO) while its trade strategy includes a number of free trade agreements to be negotiated. It is an active member of the Central Asia Region Economic Cooperation (CAREC). This report is composed of three policy notes that discuss how to improve the trade policy framework, management, and regulations: note one is on the trade policy framework and recommends joining the WTO on a tariff schedule that is more liberal than Russia’s; note two postulates that to benefit more fully from the WTO membership and future regional or bilateral agreements, the institutional framework for trade policy management will need a clearer strategic vision, better coordination within the government and with private sector, and enhanced human capacity; and note three suggests that for the private sector to benefit from global integration and diversification, the government should ease the burden of regulations that affect trade (non-tariff measures (NTMs)).en-USCC BY 3.0 IGOTARIFFSTRADE VOLUMESREGULATORY FRAMEWORKDOMESTIC LABOR MARKETPRIMARY FACTORS OF PRODUCTIONTARIFF RATESWORLD TRADE ORGANIZATIONTARIFF PROTECTIONTRADE EFFECTSTRADE NEGOTIATIONSCAPITAL ACCUMULATIONTRADE STRUCTUREPREFERENTIAL TRADE AGREEMENTGRAVITY MODELSEXPORT PERFORMANCECHANGES IN TRADEDOMESTIC INDUSTRIESEXPORTSTRADE FLOWSEXPORTERSTARIFF STRUCTURESFREE TRADE AGREEMENTSWORLD MARKETSFACTORS OF PRODUCTIONHIGH TARIFFSMARKET ACCESSTRADE EXPANSIONFREE TRADEEXPORT SUBSIDIESCUSTOMS CLEARANCETRADE AGREEMENTSCUSTOMS PROCEDURESVALUE OF TRADETRADE PATTERNSPREFERENTIAL TRADE AGREEMENTSFOREIGN TRADECURRENCYEXPORT GROWTHEXTERNAL TARIFFSTRADE INTEGRATIONDOMESTIC PRODUCERSPRIMARY FACTORSREGIONAL TRADEAVERAGE TARIFFSVALUE OF IMPORTSTARIFF REDUCTIONTARIFF REVENUESTARIFF REDUCTIONSBILATERAL AGREEMENTSMETAL PRODUCTSAGREEMENT ON TRADEACCESSWELFARE GAINSTRADE POLICYEXPORT DIVERSIFICATIONTRADE AGREEMENTGROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCTAVERAGE TRADEEXPORT MARKETTRADE POLICIESIMPORT TARIFFSINDUSTRY TRADETRADE MOREAPPLIED TARIFFINVESTMENT FLOWSPATTERN OF TRADEBORDER TRADELIBERALIZATION OF TRADECONSUMPTIONINTERNATIONAL TRADEREGIONALISMTRADABLE GOODSCOMPETITION POLICYCONCESSIONSEXPORT SHARESEXTERNAL TARIFFINTERMEDIATE GOODSCAPITAL FLOWSTARIFF BARRIERSTRADE AREATRADE FACILITATIONOPENNESSREAL EXCHANGE RATETRADE LIBERALIZATIONTERMS OF TRADETRADE DIVERSIONCAPITAL GOODSAVERAGE TARIFFAGGREGATE IMPORTSREGIONAL INTEGRATIONECONOMIC INTEGRATIONTRADETRADE PARTNERSGLOBAL TRADEAGGREGATE TRADEMARKET SHAREBILATERAL TRADEREGIONAL TRADE INTEGRATIONDOMESTIC COMPETITIONTARIFF SCHEDULEDOMESTIC PRODUCTIONECONOMIC CRISISPREFERENTIAL TRADETARIFFINTERMEDIATE IMPORTSAGRICULTURAL SUBSIDIESCAPITAL INFLOWSFREE TRADE AREAWORLD TRADETARIFF REVENUERULES OF ORIGINTARIFF RATEINTERMEDIATE INPUTSAPPARELLABOR MARKETSAGGREGATE EXPORTSIMPORT VALUETRADE REGIMEVALUE OF EXPORTSMULTILATERAL LIBERALIZATIONGENERAL EQUILIBRIUM MODELINGReportWorld Bank10.1596/22044