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Paving the way for improved interconnectivity and a sustainable energy transition in the CAREC Region

The 33rd meeting of the CAREC Energy Sector Coordinating Committee (ESCC) discussed the turbulence in global energy markets and its implications on the CAREC region. Rystad Energy presented the ongoing energy transition’s impacts on the region’s energy-intensive economies. The CAREC region, known for its high energy consumption due to factors like extreme weather, high fossil […]

Regional Cooperation Vital to Addressing Climate Change in Central and West Asia, Says ADB

CAREC region must diversify economic links amid external shocks – ADB  

INCHEON, REPUBLIC OF KOREA – Member countries of the Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation (CAREC) Program must diversify their economic links to build resilience amid numerous external shocks in the region, Asian Development Bank (ADB) Vice-President Shixin Chen said today.   In his opening remarks during the CAREC session at ADB’s 56th Annual Meeting, Mr. Chen said […]

Winners of the CAREC University Startup Generator 2023 Announced

On April 26, the CAREC Secretariat hosted an award ceremony to announce the winners of the CAREC University Startup Generator 2023. The eight-week long innovation challenge was aimed at promoting collaboration and engagement among university students in the CAREC region and to strengthen the overall startup ecosystem.  A total of 168 teams representing 580 students […]

10 Teams Battle it Out for Top Prize in the CAREC University Startup Challenge

The CAREC University Startup Generator 2023 challenge program held its Pitching Day on March 29, 2023. The event marked the culmination of the eight-week long innovation challenge aimed at promoting collaboration and engagement among university students in the CAREC region for improving the overall startup ecosystem. “Universities can play in nurturing human talent to support […]

Страны ЦАРЭС обсудили мобилизацию внутренних доходов и налогообложение выбросов углерода

В ходе политического диалога высокого уровня Центральноазиатского регионального экономического сотрудничества (ЦАРЭС) по мобилизации налогов для развития и декарбонизации, состоявшемся 14 февраля в Грузии, генеральный директор Азиатского банка развития (АБР) по Центральной и Западной Азии Евгений Жуков заявил, что регион нуждается в надежных внутренних доходах и политике смягчения последствий, чтобы защитить себя от внешних потрясений и […]

CAREC成员国共议调动国内收入和征收碳税问题

2月14日，在格鲁吉亚举行的“中亚区域经济合作机制（CAREC）关于调用税收促进发展和脱碳的高级别政策对话”上，亚洲开发银行（ADB）中西亚局局长叶夫盖尼·朱科夫（Yevgeniy Zhukov）表示，该地区需要可靠的国内收入和气候缓解政策来应对外部冲击和气候相关的脆弱性。

CAREC countries discuss domestic revenue mobilization and carbon taxation

At the Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation (CAREC) High-Level Policy Dialogue on Mobilizing Taxes for Development and Decarbonization held on 14 February in Georgia, Asian Development Bank (ADB) Director General for Central and West Asia Yevgeniy Zhukov said the region needs reliable domestic revenues and mitigation policies to protect itself from external shocks and climate-related vulnerabilities. 

Региональные общественные блага как инструмент решения проблем изменения климата, конфликтов и COVID-19 в Азиатско-Тихоокеанском регионе

В 2022 году в Азиатско-Тихоокеанском регионе наблюдались рекордные экстремальные погодные условия – от сильной жары и засухи до разрушительных наводнений. В Пакистане масштабные наводнения затронули свыше 33 миллиона человек, унеся более 1400 жизней и вынудив более 630 000 человек покинуть свои дома. Эти климатические воздействия в сочетании с пандемией COVID-19 и российским вторжением в Украину […]

Addressing Climate Change, Conflict, and COVID-19 through Regional Public Goods in Asia and the Pacific

From severe heat waves and droughts to devastating floods, 2022 has seen record breaking extreme weather across Asia and the Pacific. In Pakistan, widespread floods have affected more than 33 million people, claiming over 1,400 lives, and displacing over 630,000 people. These climate impacts, combined with the COVID-19 pandemic and the Russian invasion of Ukraine, […]