Journals / Reforma / 2019 / Sayı: 81

KYRGYZSTAN: 20 YEARS IN THE WTO

Journal
Reforma
Pages
55–62
DOI
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Abstract

Kyrgyzstan became a member of the World Trade Organization (WTO) on December 20, 1998. There are still questions about the rationality of this membership. This article discusses goals of Kyrgyzstan’s accession to the WTO, obligations within this membership and results achieved by Kyrgyzstan as a member of the WTO.

Özet

Kyrgyzstan became a member of the World Trade Organization (WTO) on December 20, 1998. There are still questions about the rationality of this membership. This article discusses goals of Kyrgyzstan’s accession to the WTO, obligations within this membership and results achieved by Kyrgyzstan as a member of the WTO.

Keywords: trade turnover, export, import, Most favored nation treatment (MFN), market access, Jackson-Vanik amendment, concessions, special and differential measures