Officials from CAREC member countries joined site visits to Tbilisi, Batumi and Sarpi to observe the impact of Georgia's reforms in customs automation and border management strategy. Read more.
At the meeting on Regional Cooperation in a Changing Global Economic Landscape on 3 March 2013, Kazakhstan Vice-Minister of Economy and Budget Planning Madina Abylkassymova spoke of the achievements of the Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation (CAREC) Program. Read more.
Afghanistan's Finance Minister Omar Zakhilwal signed three grant agreements on 7 March 2013 that will ensure financing of transport and energy projects. Country Director Joji Tokeshi of the Afghanistan Resident Mission represented the Asian Development Bank. Read more.
CAREC member countries reviewed and shared their experience in implementing corridors performance measurement and monitoring (CPMM) in a workshop on 1 March 2013. The workshop was organized by the CAREC Institute and the Asian Development Bank. Read more.
Government officials of Kazakhstan attended the Efficient Cross-Border Transport Workshop on 28 February 2013 in Astana. UNESCAP transport models were introduced to participants. Read more.
Representatives of CAREC member countries attended the Revised Kyoto Convention workshop in Astana on 27-28 February 2013. The workshop was coorganized by the Asian Development Bank and the World Customs Organization. Read more.
The Republic of Turkmenistan has expressed its intention to join the World Trade Organization, and the government has set up a commission to study issues associated with entry to the global body. Read more.
The Asian Development Bank approved a $125 million loan to fund rehabilitation of a 37-kilometer road section of CAREC Corridor 3 in Kazakhstan. The road will connect Shymkent, Kazakhstan's industrial city, and Tashkent, Uzbekistan's city capital. Read more.
The Republic of Kazakhstan and the World Bank signed a $1.06 billion loan agreement on the East-West Roads Project in October 2012. An upgraded road will accelerate trade flows between Kazakhstan and the People's Republic of China. Read more.
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Publications
Where to from Here? Corridor-based Transport Facilitation Arrangements in the CAREC Region
From Landlocked to Linked In: The Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation Program
CAREC 2020: A Strategic Framework for the Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation Program 2011–2020
Upcoming Events
CAREC Energy Sector Coordinating Committee (ESCC) Meeting, May 2013
