Duration of assignment: 8 months
Narrative description of Project:
The main objective of this business survey on the topic of non-tariff measures (NTMs), conducted in Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine, is to systematically capture the business perceptions on burdensome NTMs and related trade obstacles at a very detailed level. For Trade in Goods information is gathered at the product, partner country and NTM measure level and for Trade in Services information is gathered at the service activity, partner country and typology of obstacle level. Service companies include Tourism, ICT and Transport sectors.
The survey is designed to capture those non-tariff measures which companies experience as barriers or, i.e. a clear impediment to their exporting or importing processes (as opposed to all non-tariff measures or requirements a company has to comply with). In other words, burdensome NTMs and related procedural obstacles, as well as problems with the trade-related business environment will be identified based on the perception of the business sector.