CAREC Corridor Performance Measurement and Monitoring Annual Report 2019

CAREC Corridor Performance Measurement and Monitoring Annual Report 2019

This publication presents the analysis of data on the efficiency of the six Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation (CAREC) transport corridors as part of the 2019 Corridor Performance Measurement and Monitoring (CPMM). It informs policy makers about transport and trade blockages, and aims to help guide infrastructure investment and trade facilitation reform and modernization of the six CAREC corridors.
Intra-CAREC Trade: Business as Usual or About to Change?

Intra-CAREC Trade: Business as Usual or About to Change?

This economic brief provides instead insights in CAREC countries’ mutual trade against the background of the region’s trade with its main trading partners Russia, the European Union, and the People's Republic of China.
Consultation Meeting with CAREC National Focal Points

Consultation Meeting with CAREC National Focal Points

CAREC national focal points (NFPs) held a virtual meeting to discuss the economic impact of and response to the COVID-19 pandemic in the region.
A new era of clean energy cooperation along the old Silk Road

A new era of clean energy cooperation along the old Silk Road

The ancient web of connections that once made the Silk Road indispensable to world trade are making a comeback. Largely unnoticed, countries in Central Asia and South Asia are starting to implement a vision of working together on something just as vital to their economies – energy sharing.

It’s time for Central Asia to do whatever it takes to minimize the pandemic’s economic impact

It’s time for Central Asia to do whatever it takes to minimize the pandemic’s economic impact

Bold action is required by policy makers and central bankers to keep the region’s economies afloat and contain the pandemic.
The Covid-19: Economic Implications for the CAREC Region

The Covid-19: Economic Implications for the CAREC Region

The outbreak of the coronavirus (Covid-19) epidemic has substantial economic consequences for the People’s Republic of China, the world, and the CAREC countries.
New regional transport strategy to drive sustainable development for CAREC region

New regional transport strategy to drive sustainable development for CAREC region

Ministers from the 11 members of the CAREC Program have endorsed a new strategy designed to improve multimodal transport infrastructure and operations in the region, resulting in greater social and economic development in the next decade.

Source: Asian Development Bank 

New regional energy strategy maps path to secure energy future for CAREC region

New regional energy strategy maps path to secure energy future for CAREC region

Ministers from the 11 members of the CAREC Program have endorsed a new long-term strategy to improve energy security, increase investment, and improve the sustainability of energy systems in the region, setting it on a path toward achieving a secure energy future.

Source: Asian Development Bank 

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