2. Potential and opportunities of trading between Central
Asia and South Asia
• Large market totaling 1.5 billion population
– South Asia of 1.4 billion; Central Asia is around100 million
• Trade complementarity
• CAR offers cotton, energy, wheat, steel and iron, silk,
fruits, hides, mineral fuel
• South Asia offers pharmaceutical products, fruits,
vegetables, clothe, footwear, rice, sugar, citrus
3. Trade turnover of Pakistan with CAR
-
20,000
40,000
60,000
80,000
100,000
120,000
2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
Trade Turnover of Pakistan with CAR (thousand USD)
Import Export
4. Trade turnover of India with CAR
-
200,000
400,000
600,000
800,000
1,000,000
1,200,000
2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
Trade Turnover of India with CAR (thousand USD)
Import Export
6. Trade turnover of Afghanistan with CAR
-
200,000
400,000
600,000
800,000
1,000,000
1,200,000
1,400,000
1,600,000
2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
Trade Turnover of Afghanistan with CAR (thousand USD)
Import Export
7. Import of Afghanistan from CAR
-
200,000
400,000
600,000
800,000
1,000,000
1,200,000
1,400,000
1,600,000
2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
Import of Afghanistan from CAR (thousand USD)
Kazakhstan Kyrgyzstan Tajikistan Turkmenistan Uzbekistan
8. Export of Afghanistan to CAR
-
10,000
20,000
30,000
40,000
50,000
60,000
70,000
2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
Export of Afghanistan to CAR (thousand USD)
Kazakhstan Kyrgyzstan Tajikistan Turkmenistan Uzbekistan
9. Afghanistan and Kazakhstan
Export
• Marble and onyx (potential)
• Carpet, rugs (potential)
• Fresh fruits (potential): apples,
pomegranates, grapes, apricots
• Vegetables: potatoes, onions
(during the off season)
• Dried fruits and nuts
• Precious and semi-precious
stones (potential)
Import
• Wheat and flour
• Metal bar
• Oil products
• Vegetable oil (potential)
10. Afghanistan and Kyrgyzstan
Export
• Re-export of dried fruits and
fresh fruits (potential)
• Precious and semi-precious
stones for cutting and polishing
and further export to other
countries (potential)
• Karakul for making coats,
access to market in Kazakhstan
and Russia (potential)
• Vegetables: potatoes, onions
(during the off season)
Import
• Red kidney beans
• Canned products: jams,
pickled vegetables (potential)
• Juices and non-alcoholic
beverages (potential)
• Powdered milk (potential)
• Meat products (potential)
• Textile products: t-shirts,
jeans, women’s robes
(potential)
11. Afghanistan and Uzbekistan
Export
• Juice concentrate
• Dried fruits (potential) for
processing in Uzbekistan and
further re-export to other
countries. Uzbekistan has well-
developed processing
facilities, which meet
international standards.
• Vegetables: onions and
potatoes (during off season)
Import
• Beverages: juices, mineral
water, other beverages
• Pharmaceutical products
• Textile products
(potential)
• Mineral fertilizers
• Foodstuff
• Construction material
(potential)
• Canned products
(potential)
12. Afghanistan and Tajikistan
Export
• Re-export of dried fruits
and fresh fruits
(potential)
• Juice concentrate
(potential)
• Vegetables: potatoes
and onions (during off
season)
Import
• Dairy products (potential)
• Canned agriculture products:
jams, pickled vegetables
(potential)
• Juices and non-alcoholic
beverages (potential)
• Textile products (potential): t-
shirts, jeans, women’s robes
• Construction materials
(potential)
• Electrical cables (potential)
13. Afghanistan and Turkmenistan
Export
• Marble and onyx (white city
Ashgabat)
• Juice
• Fresh fruits: apples,
pomegranates, grapes,
apricots (potential)
• Dried fruits and nuts
(potential) : raisins, apricots,
mulberry, almonds, walnuts
• Vegetables: onions and
potatoes (during off season)
Import
• Construction material
(potential)
• Textile products (potential)
14. Pakistan and Kazakhstan
Import
• Edible oil (potential)
• Energy resources
• Mineral fuel
• Steel and iron
• Raw material for leather
productions
Export
• Textile final products
• Pharmaceutical products
• Leather products
• Vegetables
• Rice
• Sugar
• Citrus
• Matches
15. Pakistan and Uzbekistan
Import
• Natural gas
• Cotton and cotton yarn
• Raw material for leather
productions
• Dried fruits
• Silk
Export
• Textile final products
• Pharmaceutical products
• Leather products
• Vegetables
• Sugar
• Citrus
• Matches
16. Pakistan and Tajikistan
Import
• Dried fruits
• Aluminum articles
• Raw material for leather
productions
Export
• Construction material
• Pharmaceutical products
• Vegetables
• Rice
• Sugar
• Citrus
• Matches
17. Pakistan and Kyrgyzstan
Import
• Fruits
• Raw material for leather
productions
Export
• Textile final products
• Pharmaceutical products
• Vegetables
• Sugar
• Citrus
• Matches
18. Pakistan and Turkmenistan
Import
• Energy resources
• Natural gas
Export
• Textile final products
• Pharmaceutical products
• Vegetables
• Rice
• Sugar
• Citrus
19. India and CAR
Import
• Energy resources
• Mineral fuel
• Natural gas
• Iron ore
• Coal
• Dried fruits
Export
• Textile final products
• Pharmaceutical products
• Vegetables
• Rice
• Citrus
• Telecommunication
equipment
20. B2B forum in Dushanbe
• First initiative in Tajikistan
• Determining key sectors
• Preliminary selection of
companies-participants
• Face-to-face negotiations
• Site visits to processing facilities
• Demonstration of samples
• Facilitation in signing the deals
• Private meetings
21. Participants of B2B
Country No. of
entrepreneurs
Trading interests
Afghanistan 15 Construction, food processing,
gemstones, handicraft sectors
Kazakhstan 4 Cooking oil and wheat and flour
production
Kyrgyzstan 11 Juice, water, snack, honey and
textile sectors
Pakistan 10 Textile, pharmacy, leather,
logistics, agriculture production
sectors
Tajikistan 67 All sectors
22. Results
• Platform for potential business
opportunities in each country
• Creating a business-dialogue
environment for entrepreneurs
to explore the regional
opportunities
• 20 potential deals between
various countries: construction
material, textile, food
processing, pharmaceutical,
transport/logistics.
23. Coordination of Chambers of Commerce
• Develop a sustainable mechanism for cooperation
• Share information on trade opportunities in each
country
• Support in solving regional trade, transport, and
transit
• Assistance in visa issuance
• Appointing a focal point of contact
• Periodic meeting to discuss issues and opportunities
• Advocate respective governments to resolve trade
and transit problems of regional nature.
24. ATAR’s efforts in B2B
• Research and study of potential
markets in each country Afghanistan,
Kyrgyzstan, Pakistan, Tajikistan
• Coordination with the Chambers of
Commerce in Afghanistan (Kabul),
Kyrgyzstan, Pakistan (PAJCCI) and
Tajikistan
• Provided with info material to Chambers
of Commerce on export and import
potential and opportunities for each
country
• Funded by USAID/ATAR, UNDP and
sponsored by MEDT of Tajikistan
• Facilitated holding the B2B forum
25. Recommendations
• Organizing exhibitions of goods and
services
• Simplify visa issuance with support
of Chambers
• Open a trade house or exhibition hall
• Hold regular business to business
meetings (b2b)
• Facilitate close coordination with
Chamber of Commerce in each
country
