Trade times and costs are unnaturally high due to unintegrated and lengthy border procedures, high tariff rates, corruption, and underinvestment in transport infrastructure. These costs could be halved by better customs, border and transit management, improved transport corridors and more competitive transport services.
目前，中亚地区深受严重交通和运输限制的困扰。边境手续不统一、耗时长、关税高、腐败严重和对交通设施投资不足导致了贸易时间及成本居高不下。改善海关服务、加强边境和运输管理、开辟交通通道和提供竞争力更强的交通服务可以使上述成本下降一半。通过加入世贸组织、改善投资环境以及停止干预往返贸易¾从事往返贸易的大多是急于谋生的贫困妇女¾政府就能够使区域内的企业和农户接触市场，并且吸引新的急需投资。