Launched in November 2008, the Central Asia Competitiveness Initiative is part of the Global Relations. It aims to help create a sound business climate for investment, enhance productivity, support entrepreneurship, develop the private sector, and build knowledge-based economies to render this region more competitive and attractive to foreign investment.
Participating countries
Located at the crossroads of East and West, and with a total population of almost 100 million people, an educated workforce and abundant energy resources, Central Asia (including Afghanistan and Mongolia) is emerging as an attractive destination for investment and trade. In order to boost competitiveness of participating countries and the region as a whole, the OECD Central Asia Initiative is working with governments, the private sector and other organisations to strengthen legal and economic institutions, develop the SME sector, and increase the capacity of business representative organisations.
This initiative exists to:
To achieve these objectives, the initiative encourages the exchange of best practices and experiences in policy reforms relevant to improving the business climate, support regional dialogue, and assists governments in developing policies that build a dynamic business environment for local businesses and foreign investors. Specifically:
Seminar on the issues related to the establishment of Corps A, 11-12 July 2012 Investment Policy and Promotion in Central Asia, Vienna, 24-26 April, 2012 Launch of the Central Asia Competitiveness Outlook, Davos, 27 January 2011 Initiatives for the Agribusiness, Retail and Information and Communication Technologies sectors, Astana, 29-30 June 2011 Second Meeting of the Human Capital Working Group: Tools to Support Vocational Education and Training Systems, Paris, 14-15 December 2011 News release on Kazakhstan-OECD meetings in Astana, Astana, 29 November to 1 December 2011 Public-private working groups adopt measures to enhance the competitiveness of key sectors in Kazakhstan Astana, 28-30 September 2011 , Paris, 18 June 2010 Launch of the Kazakhstan Sector Competitiveness Strategy, Astana, 3 November 2010 Promoting Investment in Times of Economic Crisis and Beyond, Astana, 17 September 2009 Launch of the Central Asian Initiative to boost investment and competitiveness, Berlin, 4-5 November 2008 |
Afghanistan's Minister of the Economy speaks about economic and competitive priorities
Kazakhstan's Deputy Prime Minister speaks about the impact of the economic crisis in Kazakhstan
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