Past Events

Fourth Joint Meeting of the CAREC Customs Cooperation Committee and CAREC Federation of Carriers and Forwarder Associations

Members of both organizations discussed issues including utility of Corridor Performance Measurement and Monitoring or CPMM results as tool for improving border management, development of standards to benefit both customs and freight forwarders, and strengthened customs to business dialogue mechanisms.

17th CAREC Customs Cooperation Committee Meeting

Customs representatives from each CAREC country provided updates on the CCC priority areas as well as ongoing customs-related initiatives at the national level.

Ninth CAREC Federation of Carrier and Forwarder Associations Annual Meeting

Members of the CAREC Federation of Carrier and Forwarders Associations (CFCFA) were updated on the organizations’ progress and achievement including the development of the CFCFA recommended standards.

Inaugural Meeting of the Sanitary and Phytosanitary National Working Group of Mongolia and Workshop on SPS Legislation and Implementation

Mongolia was the first CAREC member country to establish its SPS National Working Group, as part of the activities of Knowledge Support Technical Assistance 9500: Modernizing Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures to Facilitate Trade (KSTA 9500).

Workshop on CAREC Corridors Performance Measurement and Monitoring, Time Release Study, and Behind-the-Border Indicators

The workshop gathered experts from development partners to discuss the continuing improvement of the CAREC Corridors Performance Measurement and Monitoring (CPMM) and promote the broader use of CPMM data in CAREC countries.

Third CAREC Think Tanks Development Forum

Over 100 participants from development partner organizations, think tanks, business sector, and universities from CAREC member countries attended the forum. Participants exchanged knowledge and research on contemporary development challenges facing the CAREC region.

CAREC Senior Officials’ Meeting

Senior government officials of the 11 CAREC countries and representatives of multilateral development partners reviewed the progress made to date on the implementation of the CAREC 2030 strategy.

Inaugural Meeting of the CAREC Regional Trade Group

Delegates deliberated on the framework and scope of the CAREC Integrated Trade Agenda (CITA) 2030 and its accompanying Rolling Strategic Action Plan 2018–2020.

Second Almaty–Bishkek Economic Corridor Subcommittee Meeting

The meeting facilitated the discussions and agreements toward establishing modern agricultural wholesale markets, developing tourism clusters, and facilitating efficient border crossings in the Almaty-Bishkek Economic Corridor.

CAREC Energy Sector Coordinating Committee Training on Forecasting with Argonne National Laboratory

The training featured theoretical lectures by experts on the importance and practical applications of energy forecasting and modelling. Delegates also experienced one-on-one instructional work sessions on using a software program as a tool for creating country profiles on the future of the energy sectors.