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.
Third CAREC Regional Trade Group Meeting The Third CAREC Regional Trade Group Meeting deliberated on economic diversification initiatives through the services sector and e-commerce development and paperless trade.
19th CAREC Customs Cooperation Committee Meeting The meeting discussed customs issues and challenges, as well as recommendations to continue to facilitate cross-border movement of goods in the midst of COVID-19 pandemic
CAREC Webinar on E-Commerce and Paperless Trade CAREC members agreed on the need to align their legislations with international standards for e-commerce development and underscored the role of cross-border connectivity and improved customs services.
CAREC Federation of Carrier and Forwarder Associations Executive Board Meeting The CAREC Federation of Carrier and Forwarders Associations (CFCFA) held a virtual Executive Board meeting to agree on the specific actions to strengthen its governance structure.
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.
18th Ministerial Conference on CAREC Highlights of this year’s meeting include (i) a roundtable in discussion on the new CAREC Transport and Energy strategies and CAREC 2030 implementation and (ii) a high-level public–private dialogue on promoting sustainable tourism development in the CAREC region through public–private partnerships.
CAREC–SASEC Inter-Subregional Knowledge-Sharing Forum on Trade Facilitation and Customs Modernization Customs authorities from CAREC and SASEC programs shared knowledge, experience, and best practice on the challenging aspects of trade facilitation reform and modernization efforts.
Consultation Meeting with CAREC National Focal Points (2019) CAREC national focal points and development partners met to deliberate on the final draft of the CAREC Transport Strategy 2030 and CAREC Energy Strategy 2030, with an aim of endorsement at the 18th CAREC Ministerial Conference in November.
CAREC Advanced Transit System/Information Common Exchange: Technical Working Group Meetings Customs officials from Azerbaijan, Georgia, and Kazakhstan met to finalize the draft CAREC Advanced Transit System agreement and discuss each country’s domestic requirements for possible signing of the agreement within the year.
