Past Events

ADB RCI Conference: “Strengthening Regional Cooperation and Integration for a New Era of Collective Action”

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 […]

CAREC Forum on Women Economic Empowerment

  Expand women-led businesses and support women’s access to innovation to help reduce poverty in member countries of the Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation (CAREC) Program, participants heard at a key gathering of leaders and experts in the region this week.  At the inaugural meeting of the CAREC Regional Gender Expert Group (RGEG), Asian Development […]

Форум ЦАРЭС по расширению экономических прав и возможностей женщин

Мы рады пригласить вас на мероприятие «Инклюзивность, расширение прав и возможностей и устойчивость для всех: Форум ЦАРЭС по расширению экономических прав и возможностей женщин», в котором примут участие правительства стран – участниц ЦАРЭС, партнеры по развитию, организации гражданского общества, частный сектор и женщины в регионе ЦАРЭС. На первой сессии женщины-лидеры в деловой и социальных сферах […]

CAREC Inaugural RGEG Meeting

2nd CAREC Institute Climate Dialogue

The CAREC Institute hosted its Second Climate Change Dialogue on 2 August 2022 with representatives of regional organizations in the CAREC region to discuss the CAREC Climate Scoping Study, commissioned by ADB CAREC Program. In his opening speech, Mr. Syed Shakeel Shah, Director of the CAREC Institute, said that with emerging from the COVID-19 pandemic, […]

Meeting of the Advisory Council of the CAREC Institute

The CAREC Institute held its Fourth Advisory Council (AC) Meeting on July 29, 2022. The AC comprises renowned regional and global experts on Central Asia and the thematic priorities of the CAREC Program and the CAREC Institute. The meeting was aimed at soliciting feedback and input on CAREC Institute’s strategic and operational priorities, post-pandemic regional […]