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The relevance of the Silk Road for Central Europe in the Third Millenium WORKSHOP July 2nd 2009 Chamber of Commerce, Vienna
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The relevance of the Silk Road for Central Europe in the Third Millenium

WORKSHOP July 2nd 2009Chamber of Commerce, Vienna

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Agenda

Central/Eastern Europe and Caucasus Caucasus region is on the crossroads between Europe and

Asia Caucasus region represents a prospering market in its own

right Caucasus & Central Europe – a case for cooperation ?

Purpose of and motivation for EUCATI Identify barriers to cooperation and raise awareness Identification of project & business opportunities Focus on short & medium term initiatives

Expectations for the conference exchange views and ideas about the EUCATI concept identify areas where action is required to go forward identify First Areas of Common Interest identify the structural requirements for the network

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Historical Silk Road

Multiple land based routes and sea lanes

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Railway junction …

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The North-South Corridor

A feasibility study of the UIC

As few countries as possible

The route has as few discontinues points as possible

The distance is as short as possible

Focus on the railways, i.e. trains are used where it is possible or railway sections can be developed

There are alternatives routes if the main section fails

The route is recommended by organizations like the UN and railway organizations like RZD, RAI, IR and others)

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Oil and Gas Pipelines traversing the region

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Transportoptions Europe - Asia

11.500 km

24.000 km

10.500 km

14 days

10 days

35 days

Maritime sea link Suez, Gibraltar

Land basedSilk Road

TranssiberianRailroad

Only 1% of the 1 trillion $ Euro- Asian trade uses European - Asian land based transport link

Maritime transport cost are lower and the quality of service is higher

Inadequate transport infrastructure, performing below its capacitySource: Constantinos Alexopoulos, Euro-Asian Transport Links

(EATL) workshop: 27-29 April 2009, Teheran

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Tradevolumes CEE and China

Export & Import Volumes ( in 100 t )

Source: EUROSTAT, Extracted on 2009.07.01 15:26:43

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GermanyGermanyItalyItaly

AustriaAustria

KazakhstanKazakhstan

GeorgiaGeorgia

AzerbaijanAzerbaijan

ChinaChinaIndiaIndia

A comparison of economies 2008

Source: CIA World Fact Book (

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Description 2006 2007 2008 Growth 2008/2006

Armenia 3.480 2.874 4.173 19,9 % Azerbaijan 189.690 47.059 9.271 -95,1 %

China 740.733 955.112 965.024 30,3 % Georgia 5.970 11.050 12.011 101,2 %

India 168.356 244.339 242.983 44,3 % Kazakhstan 1.617.855 1.880.52

72.029.960 25,5 %

Turkmenistan 3.422 81.021 46.547 1260,3 % Uzbekistan 16.983 17.710 32.052 88,7 %

Total 2.746.489 3.239.692

3.342.022

Austrian Trade with Caucasus & Asia

Export & Import Volumes (tons)

Exports to CIS (Asia) amounted to 0,4% of total exports (value) Imports from CIS (Asia) to 0,7% of all imports

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Safety, security, environmental and health concerns

Time consuming border procedures and controls. An essential condition for improved transit times is the speed at which

customs and other border crossing formalities can be completed.

Given the “in-transit” nature of the goods, it is important that the customs authorities of the countries transited allow customs clearances to take place at stations of origin and destination.

Source: Constantinos Alexopoulos, Euro-Asian Transport Links (EATL) workshop: 27-29 April 2009, TeheranEPF workshop on Possible future Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade Area (DCFTA ), December 2009

• Military conflicts between countries endanger people and cargo

• Environmental and health concerns• Lacking Food Safety-Sanitary and

Phyto-sanitary Measures

Trade issues

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Doing Business 2009

Source: „Doing Business 2009“ , World Bank, IFC and Polgrave MacMillan, 2008

GermanyGermany

AustriaAustriaKazakhstanKazakhstan

GeorgiaGeorgia

AzerbaijanAzerbaijan

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Risks and imponderabilities …

Accessability to current and future transport capacities

Cross border trade & transport: trade facilitation

Simplification of administrative processes

Supply Chain Security improvements

Regional economic development

Challenges

International and national financing

National and Regional Politics

Regional, international, supranational institutions

Universities, Training Institutions

Business development and cooperations

Cultural institutions

Stakeholders

UN/ECE Trade Division

BAKU declaration

TRACEA

Existing Venues

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Identify barriers to cooperation and raise awareness Source to obtain support to raise and argue issues effecting the region Venue to develop cooperations in supranational institutions

Identification of joint project & business opportunities Business development, transport, education & cultural sector Focus on short & medium term initiatives

Project & Business development Identification of business & project partners Development of project & business plans Identification of sources for funding

A network of parties interested in cooperation in the region

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To exchange views and ideas about the EUCATI concept Is there a basis for a common vision for CEE and the Caucasus ?

To identify areas where action is required to go forward Which are the most pressing issues that require mitigation

To identify first areas of common interest Academic cooperation, business opportunities & partners, …

To identify the structural requirements for EUCATI Institutional and governance matters ...

A network of parties interested in cooperation in the region


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