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Results of Public Opinion Survey in English

Dear Friends and Colleagues!

Last week we introduced you to preliminary results of our sociological research prepared by "Reflect", leading social research company in Sweden, in partnership with CAFMI.

Today, we introduce you the full version of the study. Recall that the study was conducted through online questionairres. It included questions that aimed at

New study: Taxes on medicines are a tax on the sick

New analysis released today shows that import tariffs on medicines are gradually falling throughout the world, but remain stubbornly high in some countries – acting as a tax on the sick.

The Russian Government inflating the prices of imported drugs, on average almost 10%, in particular antibiotics are taxed at 12.5%, despite relatively high levels of communicable diseases in the country. Tariff for drugs in Belarus is 9,45%.

Saakashvili and Economic Freedom Act

The President of Georgia Mikheil Saakashvili presented economic package to the Parliament of Georgia

Greetings!

Very good traditions have been adopted - according to our constitution, if the President used to come to the legislative body once a year and presented a formal speech and practically it wasn’t even followed by debates - now it is different, now we work more dynamically and effectively.

My accountability has personal character towards you.

Combating the Spread of Fake Drugs in Kyrgyzstan

The Cenral Asian Free Market Institute co-sponsored a recent research paper authored by Julian Harris, Philip Stevens and Julian Morris of the London based International Policy Network. The paper titled, Keeping it Real: Combating the Spread of Fake Drugs in Poor Countries, highlights the effect of fake drugs, which are having devastating effects on peoples of developing countries, including Kyrgyzstan. Fake drugs are both drugs that are intentionally manufactured to mislead the consumer of their identity and those that have deterioriated in quality due to mishandling or aging.

Petition: Free Trade Is the Best Policy

The specter of protectionism is rising. It is always a dangerous and foolish policy, but it is especially dangerous at a time of economic crisis, when it threatens to damage the world economy. Protectionism’s peculiar premise is that national prosperity is increased when government grants monopoly power to domestic producers. As centuries of economic reasoning, historical experience, and empirical studies have repeatedly shown, that premise is dead wrong. Protectionism creates poverty, not prosperity.