Countries in Transition

Countries in Transition (CITs) and the GATT Policy Negotiations

In relation to the GATT Policy Negotiations, Christopher Mark (1993) provided the following explanation and/or definition of Countries in Transition (CITs): A group of countries classed by the International Monetary Fund as countries in transition to market economies. The CITs include Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Estonia, Georgia, Hungary, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, Mongolia, Poland, Romania, Russia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, and Uzbekistan. Prior to 1993, the IMP had used the term “former centrally planned economies” in referring to these countries. See former East Bloc countries.