Course: Business in Central Eurasia

EENI- School of International Business

Course “Doing Business in Central Eurasia: Iran, Pakistan” (e-learning, 22 ECTS, )

Six main subjects compose the Course “Doing Business in Central Eurasia”:

1. The Central Eurasian Economic Area. The influence of Islam on business.
2. Doing Business in the Central Eurasian Markets: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Iran, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia, Pakistan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Tajikistan, and Turkey
3. The Regional Economic Institutions and Trade Agreements related to Central Eurasian Markets
4. The European Union Relations with the Central Eurasian Markets
5. Other Economic Organisations related to the Central Eurasian Region
6. Business Plan for the Central Eurasian Markets

The main objective of the course “International Trade and Business in Central Eurasia” (22 ECTS, Online) is to offer a global vision of the Central Eurasian region and the business opportunities in Central Eurasia in order:

1. To understand the importance of the main economic integration agreements in the region of Central Asia: The Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS), the Economic Cooperation Organisation (ECO), the Eurasian Economic Union (EEU), and the Eurasian Economic Community (EurAsEC)
2. To learn to do business in the Central Eurasian Countries (Iran, Pakistan, Azerbaijan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, Turkey, Georgia, Armenia, and Mongolia)
3. To know the business opportunities in the Central Eurasian Countries
4. To explore the Free Trade Agreements (FTA) and Regional Economic Institutions related to Central Eurasia
5. To analyse the foreign trade and foreign direct investment flows
6. To develop a business plan for the Central Eurasian Markets

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Learning materials: (or Eurasia Central Asie Centrale). The student has free access to the materials in these languages.

Download the syllabus of the course: “Doing Business in Central Eurasia” (PDF)

Course intended for all those wanting to specialise in the Central Eurasian Markets.

Subjects of the Course “Doing Business in Central Eurasia”

1. Introduction to the Central Eurasian Region
   1. The main religion of Central Eurasia is Islam
   2. Other religions: Buddhism and Orthodoxy
   3. Deep influence of the Iranian and Turkic culture and languages
   4. The Central Eurasian Markets:
      1. Europe: Turkey, Azerbaijan, Georgia, and Armenia
      2. Central Asia: Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, and Kirghizstan
      3. Other Asian Countries: Iran, Pakistan, and Mongolia
   5. The Central Eurasian Economic Area (2 ECTS) (PDF) of the Islamic Civilisation
2. Doing Business in Armenia (1 ECTS)
3. Doing Business in Azerbaijan (1 ECTS)
4. Doing Business in Georgia (1 ECTS)
5. Doing Business in Iran (2 ECTS)
   1. Islamic Revolutionary Guard
   2. Bonyads
6. Doing Business in Kazakhstan (1 ECTS)
7. Doing Business in the Kyrgyz Republic (Kyrgyzstan) (1 ECTS)
8. Doing Business in Mongolia (1 ECTS)
9. Doing Business in Pakistan (2 ECTS)
   1. Pakistan's Free Trade Agreements: China, Mauritius and the ASEAN
   2. Mian Muhammad Mansha
   3. Dewan Farooqui
10. Doing Business in Tajikistan (1 ECTS)
11. Doing Business in Turkey (3 ECTS)
    1. Turkey's Free Trade Agreements (FTA) with Chile, Egypt, Morocco, Tunisia, and the EFTA
    2. European Union-Turkey Customs Union
    3. Africa-Turkey Partnership (0.1 ECTS)
12. Doing Business in Turkmenistan (1 ECTS)
13. Doing Business in Uzbekistan (1 ECTS)
14. Regional Economic Institutions and Trade Agreements Related to the Central Eurasian Markets
    1. The Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) (0.4 ECTS)
    2. The Economic Cooperation Organisation (ECO) (0.1 ECTS)
    3. The Eurasian Economic Union (EEU) (0.2 ECTS)
    4. The Eurasian Economic Community (EurAsEC) (0.5 ECTS)
    5. The Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) (0.1 ECTS)
    6. The Cooperation Council of Turkic Speaking States (Turkic Council) (0.1 ECTS)
    7. The Central Eurasia Regional Economic Cooperation (CAREC) Programme
    8. The Regional Organisation for Democracy and Economic Development (GUAM)
    9. The Black Sea Economic Cooperation (BSEC)
    10. The Asian Clearing Union (ACU)
    11. The Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) (2 ECTS)
        1. The Trade Preferential System among the Member States of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (TPS-OIC)
15. The European Union Trade Relations with the Central Eurasian Markets
    1. Association Agreement with Georgia
    2. The Customs Union with Turkey
    3. The Generalised System of Preferences
    4. The EU Enlargement
    5. The EU Eastern Partnership
    6. The European Union-South Caucasus
    7. The European Neighbourhood Policy
    8. EFTA's Free Trade Agreements (FTA) with Georgia and Turkey
16. Other Economic Organisations related to the Central Eurasian Region (Summary):
    1. Islamic Development Bank
    2. Arab League
    3. Economic Social Commission Asia-Pacific (ESCAP)
    4. Asian Development Bank (ADB)
    5. Asian Clearing Union (ACU)
    6. Asia Cooperation Dialogue (ACD)
    7. European Investment Bank
    8. Economic Commission Europe (UNECE)
17. Business Plan for the Central Eurasian Markets (export, import, implementation)

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