Second CAREC Regional Trade Group Meeting The second CAREC Regional Trade Group meeting reviewed the CAREC Integrated Trade Agenda 2030's implementation since its endorsement in 2018.
First CAREC Sanitary and Phytosanitary Regional Working Group Meeting Representatives from 11 CAREC Sanitary and Phytosanitary (SPS) national working groups and trade-related agencies and development partners joined the meeting.
Fifth Joint Meeting of the CAREC Customs Cooperation Committee and CAREC Federation of Carriers and Forwarder Associations CCC and CFCFA had substantial exchange on private sector concerns with custom administrations at borders, possible joint activities for 2019–2021, and possibility of conducting customs–private sector dialogue at national level.
18th CAREC Customs Cooperation Committee Meeting The CAREC Customs Cooperation Committee expressed support to Uzbekistan’s State Customs Committee on the development of an Integrated Information Exchange System for the CAREC region.
10th CAREC Federation of Carrier and Forwarder Associations (CFCFA) Annual Meeting Participants considered and agreed on a unified work plan for 2019–2021, including areas of potential collaboration with CAREC customs administrations.
CAREC Corridors for the Future: Learning from Economic Corridor Development in Asia Panelists discussed opportunities and challenges in developing the regional economic corridors, and the role of development institutions and CAREC.
High-Level Dialogue: Balancing Infrastructure Investment with Debt Sustainability in CAREC Countries ADB , IMF, and the World Bank jointly organized the CAREC forum to discuss the fiscal constraints, debt sustainability, and the need for more private sector involvement in infrastructure financing.
CAREC Session on Sustainable Tourism Development in the ADB Annual Meeting Participants suggested identifying concrete regional investment projects and initiatives to unlock the untapped tourism potential of the region.
18th CAREC Transport Sector Coordinating Committee Meeting The meeting reviewed the implementation progress of the Transport and Trade Facilitation Strategy 2020 focusing on recent developments in railways, road asset management, road safety, cross-border transport facilitation, and aviation.
CAREC Policy Dialogue on Regional Program for Control and Prevention of Transboundary Animal Diseases The policy dialogue supports the implementation of the CAREC Integrated Trade Agenda 2030 and specifically, the CAREC Common Agenda for Modernization of Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures for Trade.
