as mentioned in the adb asiapacific energy outlook energy efficiency and conservation is a means of enhancing energy supply security especially for countries facing limited resources it is affected by various factors including industry structure technology lifestyle and climate conditions in addition energy prices as well as access to infrastructure can also affect energy intensity energy efficiency is positively correlated with economic competitiveness thus economic development in countries such as armenia the islamic republic of iran kazakhstan kyrgyzstan and tajikistan are hampered by energy usage inefficiencies figure implementation of the framework agreements on trade in services trade facilitation and investment will promote intraregional investment flows as well as establish backwardforward linkages between industries and a regional supply chain