Publikasjon
: Central Asia Data-Gathering and Analysis Team (CADGAT)
BRI in Central Asia: Mineral and Petroleum Exploration, Extraction and Processing Projects
Mineral resources is the sector that receives most Chinese investment in Central Asia. China and its Central Asian partners pursue both strategic and commercial goals by promoting projects in the minerals sector. Kazakhstan hosts the largest number of projects and receives the largest amount of Chinese...
Publikasjon
: Central Asia Data-Gathering and Analysis Team (CADGAT)
Solar Power Potential of the Central Asian Countries
This data compilation surveys the solar energy potential of the five Central Asian countries: Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan. It also provides data on installed and planned solar power capacity in these countries.
Publikasjon
: Central Asia Data-Gathering and Analysis Team (CADGAT)
BRI in Central Asia: Finance and IT Projects
China and its Central Asian counterparts pursue finance and IT projects for both commercial and strategic reasons. As this data article shows, transparency is limited and exact information on the size of their investments is only partly available. In the financial sector, China cooperates most closely...
Publikasjon
: Central Asia Data-Gathering and Analysis Team (CADGAT)
BRI in Central Asia: Overview of Chinese Projects
This data article summarises the analysis of 261 Chinese projects in Central Asia. The findings indicate that trade promotion and industrial development are the sectors where there is most BRI-related activity in Central Asia. The total number of projects in these areas approximates the number of projects...
Thu
20
juni
2019
Arrangement
Reformer i Usbekistan og ny dynamikk i Sentral-Asia
Tid: 12:00
Sted: NUPI
Hva er den potensielle effekten av president Mirziyoyevs reformer for dynamikken i Sentral-Asia og videre utover i regionen?
Forskningsprosjekt
Report on significant distortions in the economy of the Russian Federation for the purpose of trade defence investigations (EU-Russia trade)
2018
- 2020
(Completed)
Dette prosjektet vil lede ut i en omfattende studie av russisk økonomi, med fokus på regulering, lover, subsidier eller andre forhold som kan påvirke konkurransen i markedene.
Publikasjon
: Rapport
Publikasjon
: Kapittel
China’s Belt and Road Initiative through the lens of Central Asia
Has the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), launched by China in 2013, changed the perception of China among local actors in Central Asia? There are numerous internal problems and contradictions among the Central Asian countries and the region remains one of the least integrated in the world. This poses...
Publikasjon
: Rapport
Valdai Paper #92: Russia’s Far East Initiatives in Troubled Geopolitical Times
The China–Russia rapprochement forms the centrepiece of Russia’s much hyped policy of a ‘turn to the East’, a policy aimed at transforming the Russian Far East from a territorial backwater into a new gateway to China, North-East Asia and beyond. In 2013, President Vladimir Putin declared the development...
Nyheter
Lanserer maktanalysar av elleve av partnerlanda til Noreg
22.06.2018
Prosjektleder Stein Sundstøl Eriksen gir tre hovedråd til norske myndigheter.
Mon
25
juni
2018
Arrangement
Russland, økonomi og makt i det 21. århundret
Tid: 09:00
Sted: NUPI
Nigel Gould-Davies skal snakke om Russlands posisjon i verdensøkonomien, og utfordringene og mulighetene denne gir for Russland og Vesten.
Publikasjon
: Artikkel
Impact of non-tariff barriers on trade within the Eurasian Economic Union
2018
How great is the impact of non-tariff barriers on trade in the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) and how much will internal trade grow if they are eliminated? The Treaty on the EAEU declares removal of non-tariff barriers as a common goal. This article estimates the impact of non-tariff barriers on trade...
Publikasjon
: NUPI Report
Customs Capacity Building for WCO Members 2012-2015
International trade offers a wealth of opportunities for low-income countries to reduce poverty and achieve growth in today’s global economic landscape. In such an environment, customs administrations play a critical role not only in border security, combatting illicit transactions, and collecting revenue,...
Fri
23
mars
2018
Arrangement
Myanmar – utfordringer og muligheter
Tid: 09:00
Sted: NUPI
FN Resident Coordinator og UNDP representant i Myanmar, Knut Østby, og forskerne Roman Vakulchuk og Kristian Stokke ser nærmere på Myanmar - et land med store politiske og økonomiske utfordringer.
Publikasjon
: Kapittel
Russia’s New Asian Tilt: How Much Does Economy Matter?
2018
The economic development of Russia’s Far East has been proclaimed a policy priority, to be facilitated by an ambitious turn or ‘pivot’ to Asia. This chapter assesses Russia’s economic reorientation towards Asia, offering an overview of the Far Eastern dimension of Russia’s economic relations with its...
Publikasjon
: Rapport
Myanmar: A Political Economy Analysis
Myanmar may for a long time remain in a transitional state with an uncertain future. After a series of political and economic liberalization reforms from 2011 onwards, Myanmar’s political trajectory remains open-ended, although the most plausible scenario remains a continued slow democratization process....
Publikasjon
: Kapittel
Kazakhstan: Civil Society and Natural Resource Policy in Kazakhstan
In Kazakhstan, civil society is held back and has had a limited role in the management of the petroleum sector. As this chapter notes, civil society has had little experience of promoting its own interests vis-à-vis the state, and public discussion of natural resource issues has been mainly government-driven....
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NY BOK: Offentlig hjernekraft kritisk for naturressurser
18.12.2017
Hvilken rolle spiller sivilsamfunn, offentlig debatt og ytringsfrihet for olje- og gassressurser?
Nyheter
Korleis kan Sørøst-Asia møte klimaendringane?
06.11.2017
Forskarar har studert konsekvensane klimaendringar har for internasjonale forhold.
Publikasjon
: NUPI Report