Entrepot for Chinese Consumer Goods in Central Asia : The Puzzle of Re-exports through Kyrgyz Bazaars

Relying on mirror foreign trade statistics and their reconciliation with official data on balance of payments, two economists demonstrate the important role of bazaars as major conduits of trade in Central Asia, and particularly of Kyrgyz bazaars for the entry of Chinese consumer goods into the regi...

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Main Authors:	Kaminski, B., Raballand, G.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	EN
Published:	2012
Online Access:	http://hdl.handle.net/10986/5260

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spelling	okr-10986-52602021-04-23T14:02:21Z Entrepot for Chinese Consumer Goods in Central Asia : The Puzzle of Re-exports through Kyrgyz Bazaars Kaminski, B. Raballand, G. Relying on mirror foreign trade statistics and their reconciliation with official data on balance of payments, two economists demonstrate the important role of bazaars as major conduits of trade in Central Asia, and particularly of Kyrgyz bazaars for the entry of Chinese consumer goods into the region. The authors estimate that in recent years up to three quarters of the goods imported by Kyrgyzstan have been unofficially re-exported to other Central Asian countries, generating substantial income for the Kyrgyz economy. A concluding section explores the implications of the re-export trade for Kyrgyzstan (e.g., positive spillovers for domestic light industry) as well as the potential emergence of new competitors (e.g., Kazakhstan). Journal of Economic Literature, Classification Numbers: F100, F170, F470. 5 tables, 17 references. 2012-03-30T07:32:02Z 2012-03-30T07:32:02Z 2009 Journal Article Eurasian Geography and Economics 1538-7216 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/5260 EN http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/igo World Bank Journal Article Kyrgyzstan
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description	Relying on mirror foreign trade statistics and their reconciliation with official data on balance of payments, two economists demonstrate the important role of bazaars as major conduits of trade in Central Asia, and particularly of Kyrgyz bazaars for the entry of Chinese consumer goods into the region. The authors estimate that in recent years up to three quarters of the goods imported by Kyrgyzstan have been unofficially re-exported to other Central Asian countries, generating substantial income for the Kyrgyz economy. A concluding section explores the implications of the re-export trade for Kyrgyzstan (e.g., positive spillovers for domestic light industry) as well as the potential emergence of new competitors (e.g., Kazakhstan). Journal of Economic Literature, Classification Numbers: F100, F170, F470. 5 tables, 17 references.
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spellingShingle	Kaminski, B. Raballand, G. Entrepot for Chinese Consumer Goods in Central Asia : The Puzzle of Re-exports through Kyrgyz Bazaars
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title	Entrepot for Chinese Consumer Goods in Central Asia : The Puzzle of Re-exports through Kyrgyz Bazaars
title_short	Entrepot for Chinese Consumer Goods in Central Asia : The Puzzle of Re-exports through Kyrgyz Bazaars
title_full	Entrepot for Chinese Consumer Goods in Central Asia : The Puzzle of Re-exports through Kyrgyz Bazaars
title_fullStr	Entrepot for Chinese Consumer Goods in Central Asia : The Puzzle of Re-exports through Kyrgyz Bazaars
title_full_unstemmed	Entrepot for Chinese Consumer Goods in Central Asia : The Puzzle of Re-exports through Kyrgyz Bazaars
title_sort	entrepot for chinese consumer goods in central asia : the puzzle of re-exports through kyrgyz bazaars
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Entrepot for Chinese Consumer Goods in Central Asia : The Puzzle of Re-exports through Kyrgyz Bazaars

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