Past Events

CAREC Corridor Performance Measurement and Monitoring (CPMM): (i) Methodology Review Study and (ii) Consultation Workshop

6th Almaty-Bishkek Economic Corridor Subcommittee Meeting

Kazakh Executive Secretary of the Ministry of National Economy Mr. Danabek Kerimrai and Kyrgyz Deputy Minister for Economy and Commerce Mr. Kanatbek Abdrakhmanov co-chaired the sixth Almaty-Bishkek Economic Corridor subcommittee meeting on 15 March. Both expressed their full support for ABEC projects implementation and strengthening bilateral relations between the two countries. The meeting highlighted 2021 […]

ADB Consults Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, and Tajikistan on Prefeasibility Studies for Trilateral Economic Corridor Development

From 8 to 16 December, ADB and the PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) India and associated firms conducted five virtual country consultations with public and private sector stakeholders in Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan and Tajikistan on the prefeasibility studies for the establishment of an International Center for Industrial Cooperation between Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan and a Trade and Logistics Center in […]

Third Regional Workshop on Implementation of the Road Map of the Shymkent-Tashkent-Khujand Economic Corridor (STKEC) Development

Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, and Tajikistan discuss prospects and measures for economic corridor development On 20 April, a regional workshop on implementing a road map for Shymkent-Tashkent-Khujand Economic Corridor (STKEC) development was co-organized virtually with Tajikistan. More than 100 participants including deputy minister level officials from Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, and Tajikistan, and representatives from development partners and the […]

Fifth Almaty-Bishkek Economic Corridor Subcommittee Meeting

The meeting included a session on projects to improve connectivity, modernize wholesale markets, improve regional health, and support clean air measures in Almaty and Bishkek.

19th CAREC Ministerial Conference

The conference provided an opportunity to hold high-level deliberations on the importance of regional cooperation to restore economic stability, support economic growth, and create jobs and livelihood opportunities in CAREC member countries affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Virtual CAREC Senior Officials’ Meeting and Sector Consultations

Senior officials from 11 CAREC countries discussed overall implementation progress of the CAREC 2030 Strategy, as well as the draft CAREC Program Results Framework, Tourism Strategy 2030, and Gender Strategy 2030.

CAREC High-Level Session at the 53rd ADB Annual General Meeting

Ministers and senior government officials of CAREC countries joined a high-level session at the 53rd Asian Development Bank (ADB) Annual General Meeting to discuss the potential role of regional cooperation platforms such as CAREC in building countries resilience to future crisis after COVID-19.

Second Regional Workshop on Trilateral Economic Corridor Development

The second regional workshop on economic corridor development among Shymkent (Kazakhstan), Tashkent (Uzbekistan), and Khujand (Tajikistan) cities, and their surrounding oblasts was jointly organized virtually with the Government of Kazakhstan Government, with Asian Development Bank (ADB) support.

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.