Kyrgyz Republic and Structural Reforms: Twenty Years of WTO Membership

M. Smeets, Partnership Technical Assistance Coordination, Muktar Djumaliev
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The Kyrgyz Republic joined the WTO twenty years ago with the expectation that structural reforms required for obtaining membership and the application of trade rules would facilitate its transformation from a centrally planned to a market economy and ease its integration into the WTO multilateral trading system. It completed its accession process in record time, liberalized its economy considerably, reduced tariffs significantly, and made substantial commitments in a broad range of services sectors. It adopted legislation in all areas required for WTO membership and created competitive market access conditions for goods and services. Looking back at two decades of WTO membership, there is evidenced that the reform process is paying off. Trade has expanded significantly and new markets have been tapped for imports and exports, thus decreasing its dependency on traditional trading partners. As a result, the economy has grown rapidly. At the same time, many challenges remain to further diversify the economy, take better advantage of opportunities offered in the services trade, attract foreign direct investment, and fully implement all WTO related laws, rules, and regulations. The reform process continues to be essential to Kyrgyzstan’s economic policies to deepen and solidify its integration into the world trading system.
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吉尔吉斯共和国与结构改革:加入WTO二十年
吉尔吉斯共和国20年前加入了世贸组织,当时期望获得成员资格所需的结构改革和贸易规则的适用将促进它从中央计划经济向市场经济的转变,并使它更容易融入世贸组织多边贸易制度。它在创纪录的时间内完成了加入进程,大幅开放了经济,大幅降低了关税,并在广泛的服务部门作出了实质性承诺。它通过了加入世贸组织所需的所有领域的立法,并为货物和服务创造了竞争性的市场准入条件。回顾中国加入世贸组织20年的历程,有证据表明,改革进程正在取得成效。贸易显著扩大,为进出口开辟了新的市场,从而减少了对传统贸易伙伴的依赖。因此,经济迅速增长。与此同时,在进一步实现经济多元化、更好地利用服务贸易机遇、吸引外商直接投资、全面落实世界贸易组织相关法律法规等方面仍面临诸多挑战。改革进程对吉尔吉斯斯坦深化和巩固其融入世界贸易体系的经济政策仍然至关重要。
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