Past Events

The 6th CAREC Think Tank Development Forum: Recalibrating Growth Dynamics for Inclusive and Sustainable Economies

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Forum on Developing Sustainable Economic Zones in the Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation (CAREC) Region

Chaired by the Minister of Economy and Development of Mongolia, and co-organized by the World Free Zone Organization and the CAREC Institute, the forum was attended by 85 on-site and 58 virtual participants. The forum discussed new concepts and paradigm shift on the role of special economic zones (SEZs) as instruments, contributing to more inclusive, […]

Country-Specific Workshops on Road Asset Management – Azerbaijan and Georgia

The CAREC Institute, in partnership with the Asian Development Bank (ADB), will host country-specific workshops on Road Asset Management (RAM) in Baku, Azerbaijan during 6-9 September 2022, and in Tbilisi, Georgia during 12-15 September 2022, for leading RAM experts, including senior officials and experts with extensive experience in the road sector, road authorities, consultants, and […]

Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation Program Side Event at the 10th Asia-Pacific Trade Facilitation Forum: Transit Facilitation for CAREC Economic Integration

Effective transit operations are important to ensure regional integration and economic development. The detailed and technical discussions during this workshop should contribute to the identification of potential improvements in transit regimes. Supported under KSTA 9824: Better Customs for Better Client Services in Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation Countries, co-funded by the Regional Cooperation and Integration Fund; […]

Debt and Financial Sustainability in the CAREC Region

The CAREC Institute will hold a webinar on Debt and Financial Sustainability in the CAREC Region at 14:00 Beijing time on 24th August 2022, to discuss a comprehensive overview of the debt situation and fresh evidence on broad-based debt accumulation in the CAREC region by considering the individual countries’ growth dynamics. Experts from the World […]

ADB organizes the 2022 RCI Conference to Discuss Midterm Review of S2030 Operational Priority 7

With more than 200 participants from Developing Member Countries, regional cooperation institutions, development partners, and the private sector, the 2022 Regional Cooperation and Integration (RCI) Conference was held in hybrid format in Bangkok on 23-25 August. The Finance Minister of the Royal Thai Government and ADB Governor for Thailand, Arkhom Termpittayapaisith opened the Conference, expressing […]

CAREC participants brainstorm on key issues in strengthening the CAREC program

​​​​​​​At the sideline of the RCI conference 2022 held in Bangkok, Thailand on 23-25 August, CAREC country participants deliberated, on 25 August, the key issues in strengthening the CAREC program amid the current challenging environment. They discussed the strategic focus in fostering a resilient and sustainable economic growth, ways to develop a robust pipeline, measures […]

Dissemination Workshop on FTAs in CAREC (FTA Report)

As part of the ongoing activities of ADB’s knowledge and support technical assistance (TA) for Strengthening Knowledge and Capacities for the Design and Implementation of Free Trade Agreements (FTAs) involving CAREC countries, the Regional Dissemination Workshop on FTA Report will be held on 19 August 2022, 13:00 – 15:30 (Manila time) via Zoom. The objective […]

Conference: Trade Facilitation in CAREC: A 10-year CPMM Perspective

Online registration for the webinar https://adb-org.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJEpdOispj0sEtBQbTLsiwP3UbF05z9Dl8bR Key Materials Agenda |  Русский Bios Presentations 01 Trade Facilitation in CAREC: A 10-year CPMM Perspective |  Русский 02 CPMM Success Stories: Case of Pakistan |  Русский 03 Analysis of the Impact of Trade Costs on exports of final and intermediate goods at micro and macro sectoral level in Central […]

CAREC Agricultural Development and Food Security Workshop

The Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation (CAREC) Program is developing a long-term strategy that will help improve agricultural development and food security in the region amid global challenges such as climate change and trade disruptions. CAREC member countries, development partners, and experts today concluded a two-day workshop where they shared ideas to develop a framework […]