18 May 2007 With the economies of Central http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?659 Asia hurtling forward but tied to a http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?290 single sector, some 300 business leaders http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?949 and policymakers gathered today for a http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?1279 United Nations-sponsored forum in Almaty, http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?1648 Kazakhstan, to discuss diversification http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?596 and international competitiveness. http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?828
The region is among the fastest http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?1192 growing in the world, registering a 12.4 http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?804 per cent growth rate in 2006, but too http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?1675 much of the growth has been driven by http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?1094 oil, gas and mineral resources http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?823 industries, according to the http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?660 Bangkok-based UN Economic and Social http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?303 Commission for Asia and the Pacific http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?1492 (UNESCAP), which organized the conference http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?811 in cooperation with the government of http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?1078 Kazakhstan.
Only through opening up or http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?1373 greater liberalization can economic http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?553 diversification be achieved, thereby http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?768 limiting the risk of reliance on a few http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?546 commodities, said Mr. Kim Hak-Su, UN http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?651 Under-Secretary-General and UNESCAP http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?614 Executive Secretary at the fourth http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?754 Asia-Pacific Business Forum (APBF). http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?1533
The theme of the forum is At the http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?1395 Crossroads between Asia and Europe: http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?1418 Harnessing the Possibilities of Central http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?1121 Asia, and in his opening address, Mr. Kim http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?703 noted that the region was once a http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?1471 crossroads of global trade.
With the http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?827 right policies in place, it can once http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?1386 again be an important part of that trade, http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?551 he said, adding that efficient transport http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?816 procedures were crucial in that regard. http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?1060
The forum is timed to coincide with http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?931 the 63rd UNESCAP Commission Session, also http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?1641 taking place in Almaty from 17-23 May, so http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?1258 that its recommendations can be http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?1103 transmitted to the trade ministers http://www.nefga.org/forum/entry.php?333 attending that high-level meeting.
Both meetings represent the first of their kind to be held in Central Asia since UNESCAP was established 60 years ago, the agency said
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