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A CAREC high-level session held on May 6, on the sidelines of ADB’s 58th Annual Meeting in Milan, Italy, gathered CAREC high-level officials, regional leaders, and experts, delving into the transformative potential of the Trans-Caspian connectivity, focusing on transport and green energy corridors. The Caspian Sea plays a strategic role in the CAREC region and presents […]

Background and Overview Fostering regional cooperation can facilitate dialogue and knowledge exchange, leverage economies of scale, harmonize regulations and standards, and develop joint regional approaches and mechanisms to address health challenges. To this end, the CAREC Working Group on Health (WGH) was established in March 2021 to guide CAREC health cooperation and implement the CAREC […]

Background and Objectives The CAREC Climate Change Action Plan (CCAP) 2025–2027 provides a framework to address climate change challenges and advance regional climate actions through enhanced coordination among CAREC sector committees and working groups. The plan focuses on four main thematic areas: Climate Risk, Preparedness and Health, the Water–Energy–Food Security Nexus, Low-Carbon Growth, and the […]

The Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation (CAREC) program countries’ National Focal Points gathered in Manila from 5 to 7 March to operationalize the CAREC 2030 Strategy Midterm Review recommendations and discuss strengthening the program’s initiatives through strategic planning and prioritization. Vice-President for South, Central and West Asia Yingming Yang delivered opening remarks and Central Asia Regional Department […]

The 5th Technical Working Group Meeting on the CAREC Advanced Transit System and Information Common Exchange (CATS/ICE) Pilot Phase Implementation was held on 12-13 March 2025 at the WCO Regional Office for Capacity Building in Baku, Azerbaijan. Officials from Customs authorities, ministry of Economy, and representatives from the freight forwarding and insurance companies actively participated […]

On 15 October, the CAREC National Focal Points (NFP) meeting endorsed-in-principle the Midterm Review of the CAREC 2030 Strategy and the proposed CAREC Climate Change Action Plan 2025-2027 for consideration at the upcoming CAREC Ministerial Conference on 7-8 November 2024 in Astana. Director General Eugene Zhukov of ADB’s Central and West Asia Department underscored reinvigorating regional […]

  On 26 September 2024 in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province of the PRC, government and private sector representatives from CAREC members discussed the transformative role of emerging technologies, particularly, the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in digital trade and cross-border e-commerce. At the Opening Session of the 3rd Global Digital Trade Expo (GDTE) with the theme […]