THE REPORT OF DATA COLLECTION SURVEY ON THE PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN THE PRIVATE SECTOR IN HOKKAIDO AND MONGOLIA, CENTRAL ASIA, AND THE CAUCASUS AREA Final Report March 2016 Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) Hokkaido Intellect Tank International Development Center of Japan 3R JR 16-002 CONTENTS Ⅰ Summary ............................................................................................................................................ - 1 - 1 Background of the Survey .................................................................................................................... - 1 - 2 Purpose of the Survey .......................................................................................................................... - 1 - 3 Survey Implementation Policy ............................................................................................................. - 2 - (1) Collaboration with the Policies of Japan and Multilateral/Bilateral Efforts ...................................... - 2 - (2) Country Analyses Based on the International Situation .................................................................... - 2 - (3) Discussion Based on the Japanese Policy for Support to Target Countries ...................................... - 2 - (4) Technologies and Knowledge from Hokkaido Applicable to Target Countries ................................ - 2 - (5) Examination of the Promotion of Private Collaboration Considering Past Lessons ......................... - 3 - 4 Flow of Survey Implementation ........................................................................................................... - 5 - 5 Survey Results for Individual Countries .............................................................................................. - 6 - (1) Possibilities for Private Collaboration in Mongolia .......................................................................... - 6 - (2) Possibilities for Private Collaboration in the Kyrgyz Republic ...................................................... - 10 - (3) Possibilities for Private Collaboration in Kazakhstan ..................................................................... - 14 - (4) Possibilities for Private Collaboration in Uzbekistan ...................................................................... - 18 - (5) Possibilities for Private Collaboration in Tajikistan ........................................................................ - 23 - (6) Possibilities for Private Collaboration in Turkmenistan .................................................................. - 23 - (7) Possibilities for Private Collaboration in Armenia .......................................................................... - 23 - (8) Possibility of private collaboration in Azelbaijan ........................................................................... - 27 - (9) Possibility of private collaboration in Goergia ................................................................................ - 29 - 6 Possibility of Business Expansion of Hokkaido-Based Companies to Target Countries ................... - 30 - (1) Business Expansion of Hokkaido Corporations to Target Countries .............................................. - 30 - (2) Advantages and Problems of Hokkaido in Expansion into Target Countries ................................. - 31 - (3) Consideration of the Use of JICA Schemes .................................................................................... - 32 - 7 Recommendations of the Survey Team to Hokkaido and the Target Regions for the Promotion of Private Collaboration (Conclusion) .......................................................................................................... - 33 - (1) Securing Scale by Targeting Multiple, Neighboring Countries ...................................................... - 33 - (2) Cross-Sectional Survey Implementation ......................................................................................... - 33 - (3) Information Sharing in Hokkaido and Promotion of Collaboration among Target Countries ........ - 33 - Ⅱ Main Chapter ............................................................................................................................................ 1 1 Background of the Survey ......................................................................................................................... 1 2 Purpose of the Survey ............................................................................................................................... 3 3 Survey Implementation Policy .................................................................................................................. 3 (1) Collaboration with the Policies of Japan and Multilateral/Bilateral Efforts ........................................... 3 (2) Country Analyses Based on the International Situation ......................................................................... 4 (3) Discussion Based on the Japanese Policy for Support to Target Countries ........................................... 5 (4) Technologies and Expertise of Hokkaido .............................................................................................. 5 (5) Examination of the Promotion of Private Collaboration Considering Past Lessons .............................. 9 4 Method of Survey Implementation ......................................................................................................... 10 (1) Flow of Survey Implementation .......................................................................................................... 10 (2) Overall Flow ........................................................................................................................................ 11 (3) Purposes and Results of Works Executed ............................................................................................ 11 5 Schedule .................................................................................................................................................. 16 6 Personnel Plan ......................................................................................................................................... 16 7 Country Reports........................................................................................................................................ 17 (1) Mongolia .............................................................................................................................................. 17 (2) The Kyrgyz Republic ........................................................................................................................... 43 (3) Kazakhstan ........................................................................................................................................... 63 (4) Uzbekistan ........................................................................................................................................... 82 (5) Armenia ............................................................................................................................................. 102 (6) Azerbaijan .......................................................................................................................................... 125 (7) Tajikistan ............................................................................................................................................ 144 (8) Turkmenistan ..................................................................................................................................... 152 (9) Georgia .............................................................................................................................................. 159 8 Possibility of Business Expansion of Hokkaido-Based Companies to Target Countries ....................... 168 (1) Current Situation of Overseas Expansion of Hokkaido-Based Companies ....................................... 168 (2) Future Business Development of Hokkaido-Based Companies ........................................................ 169 (3)Advantages and Points of Attention of Hokkaido-Based Companies on Promoting Collaboration with the Target Country ................................................................................................................................... 170 (4) Consideration of the Use of JICA Schemes ....................................................................................... 172 9 Recommendations of the Survey Team to Hokkaido and the Target Countries for the Promotion of Private Collaboration (Conclusion) ............................................................................................................. 176 (1) Securing Sufficient Scale of Project by Targeting at Multiple Countries ........................................... 176 (2) Cross-Sectional Survey of the Target Regions ................................................................................... 177 (3) Region-Wide Approaches Based on “Vitalizing Local Economy” Programs ................................... 178 (4) Information Sharing in Hokkaido and Promotion of Collaboration among Target Countries ........... 178 List of Abbreviations Abbreviation Full name ACG Azeri-Chirag-Gunashli ADB Asian Development Bank, ASEAN Association of South East Asian Nations Azpromo Azerbaijan Export and Investment Promotion Foundation BDF Bio Diesel Fuel B&B Bed & Breakfast BOP Base of the Economic Pyramid B to