Past Events

CAREC Development Partners Dialogue: Advancing Trade, Tourism and Regional Competitiveness

The CAREC Development Partners’ Dialogue brought together CAREC countries and development partners to discuss opportunities to advance trade, tourism, and regional competitiveness and deepen collaboration among development partners (DPs) in project development and implementation. The Dialogue served as a platform for exchanging views on how regional cooperation, policy reforms, and strategic investments can support sustainable and inclusive economic growth across the CAREC region. The event was jointly organized with UNDP and featured participation from ministers, vice ministers, senior officials and several development partners such as IMF, World Bank, EBRD, AIIB, MCDF, CAREC Institute and UNDP.

CAREC Tourism Working Group Meeting

CAREC member countries, development partners, tourism experts, and private sector representatives convened in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, on 9–11 September for the CAREC Tourism Working Group (TWG) Meeting. The meeting marked the reactivation of the TWG and gave renewed momentum to implementation of the CAREC Tourism Strategy 2030 and the 2025 Memorandum of Understanding on CAREC Regional […]

CAREC and the Global Silk Road: Connecting Regions through Tourism

At the Sideline of 2026 ADB Annual Meeting Tourism is emerging as one of the most dynamic drivers of cross-border connectivity and shared prosperity across the CAREC region. As the modern Silk Road regains global attention, CAREC countries are uniquely positioned to leverage their rich cultural heritage, diverse landscapes, and deep historical linkages to attract […]

CAREC Tourism: Working Group Meeting and Capacity Building Workshop

The Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation (CAREC) program convened the concluding Tourism Working Group Meeting and Capacity Building Workshop in Istanbul, Türkiye, from 25-27 June. This event focused on assessing the progress and sustainability of outputs under the RETA 9776-REG initiative. Key discussions centered on the long-term success of the CAREC VisitSilkRoad portal, the potential […]

CAREC Silk Road Tourism Capacity-Building Event

Key Documents Agenda LOP Presentations CAREC Tourism Capacity Building | RU CAREC Tourism Potential | RU CAREC Tourism TA9776-REG Tourism Priority Projects and CAREC Tourism Portal | RU Event Marketing impact on destination | RU Product & Enterprise Marketing | RU Thematic Marketing and Branding- Harnessing the Ancient Silk Road | RU Trade vs. Consumer […]

Meeting of the Joint Meeting of the Kazakh-Kyrgyz ABEC Working Group on Tourism Development

Under the Almaty-Bishkek Economic Corridor (ABEC), back-to-back meetings of the Transport and Infrastructure Development Working Group and the Tourism Working Group gathered officials from Kazakhstan and the Kyrgyz Republic in Almaty on 27 and 28 February 2024 respectively. Transformative regional investment projects like the Almaty-Issyk-Kul Alternative Road PPP project, Almaty-Bishkek E-bus project, the ABEC Regional Improvement of Border Services […]

Tbilisi Silk Road Forum

CAREC Tourism: Working Group Meeting, Portal Launch and Capacity Building Workshop

Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation (CAREC) Tourism sector focals from 10 countries participated in the Tourism Working Group Meeting at Tbilisi, Georgia on 12-13 June to discuss the investment priorities for sustainable tourism development across the CAREC region and discussed plans for the launch of a tourism portal that will support the countries and private […]

Joint Training Workshop on ABEC Health and Safety Standards (KGZ and KAZ)

Training Workshop on ABEC Health and Safety Standards (KGZ)