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Objectives: The 3rd Meeting of the Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation (CAREC)  Regional Working Group on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures (SPS RWG) will (i) discuss the implementation progress of the CAREC Common Agenda for Modernization of SPS Measures for Trade (CAST), specifically the activities implemented under the CAREC SPS TA: Modernizing Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures […]

Training for students interested in the creation of innovative startup 20th December 2022 | 22:00 – 23:25 (GMT+8) On 20th December 2022, the CAREC Secretariat organized a pre-competition workshop session “Silicon Valley Innovation – Separating Breakthroughs from the Hype” for the CAREC member countries’ university students participating in the #CARECStartupChallenge. The two-hour-long session featured leading […]

On 8th December, the CAREC Secretariat organized the second CAREC Innovation Network workshop on “Investing in Frontier and Emerging Markets”. The virtual meeting brought together 25 participants (including accelerators, and incubators) from 7 CAREC member countries. This workshop aimed to highlight the evaluation of business ventures and investments in frontier and emerging markets like the […]

Ministers from ten member countries of the Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation (CAREC) Program met virtually for the 21st Ministerial Conference on 24 November. The Ministers endorsed three strategic documents: (1) Post-Pandemic Framework for a Green, Sustainable, Inclusive Recovery; (2) Cooperation Framework for Agricultural Development and Food Security in the CAREC Region; and (3) CAREC […]

The Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation (CAREC) National Focal Points (NFPs) met virtually on 20 October to review the deliverables and arrangements for the CAREC Ministerial Conference planned to be held on 24 November 2022. The deliverables are the (1) Post-Pandemic Framework for a Green, Sustainable, and Inclusive Recovery; (2) Cooperation Framework for Agricultural Development and Food Security in the CAREC Region; (3) CAREC Green Energy Alliance; and (4) Supporting Regional Actions to Address Climate Change as a Crosscutting Theme Under CAREC 2030. The People’s Republic of China’s CAREC National Focal Point and Deputy Director-General of the Department of International Economic and Financial Cooperation of the Ministry of Finance Jin Lu, delivered opening remarks, while CWRD DG Eugenue Zhukov and EARD DG Theresa Kho, moderated the sessions.

Background CAREC member countries are now working to implement the Railway Strategy, for which ADB has mobilized a technical assistance (TA) project with the generous financial support of the People’s Republic of China Poverty Reduction and Regional Cooperation Fund (PRCF), and the United Kingdom Fund for Asia Regional Trade and Connectivity (ARTCF). At its 6th […]

The Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation (CAREC) Program is developing a long-term strategy that will help improve agricultural development and food security in the region amid global challenges such as climate change and trade disruptions. CAREC member countries, development partners, and experts today concluded a two-day workshop where they shared ideas to develop a framework […]