Improving Afghanistan-Pakistan Trade Relations
QARA Consulting, LLC | March 2016
Abstract
Both bilateral and transit trade between the two countries are impacted by broader developments. Regional great power maneuvers, such as China's investment in Pakistan's deep-water seaport at gawadar and India's partnership with Iran on is Chahbahar port, Impact the optics and orientation of trade. With the easing of sanctions on Iran and the associated shifts in the region, neither country can afford to take the volume and value of trade with the other for granted. While Pakistan is essential to Afghanistan's access to seaports, Afghanistan's role in connecting Pakistan with the Central Asian Republics is no less crucial. THe future of trade between the two counties will be shaped by the evolution of integrated trade will rely on the recognition of comparative advantages, as opposed to absolute advantages in manufacturing. Investment in greater connectivity must take precedence over market policies.
Citation
QARA Consulting, LLC. 2016. Improving Afghanistan-Pakistan Trade Relations. © The Asia Foundation. http://hdl.handle.net/11540/9332.Keywords
Free Trade
Trade Facilitation
Trade
Economic integration
Regional Economic Integration
Intraregional Trade
Macroeconomic
Macroeconomic Analysis
Macroeconomic Framework
Macroeconomic Models
Macroeconomic Performance
Macroeconomic Planning
Macroeconomic Policies
Macroeconomic Reform
Macroeconomic Stabilization
Economic planning
Economic structure
Growth policy
Trade relations
Trade policy
Trade policy
Economic development
Economies in transition
International economy
Border integration
Economic integration
Gross domestic product
Trade policy
Trade Regulations
Exchange Rate
Regional economics
Economic forecasting
Economic development projects
Success in business
Business
Free trade
Business
Economics
Communication in economic development
Restraint of trade
International economic integration
Trade blocs
East-West
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