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Background The CAREC Transport program continues to embark on activities that aim to support an agile, resilient, and reliable transport sector among CAREC DMCs. Along these lines, the CAREC Transport program organized workshops and launched important knowledge products on transport over the current work plan period. The Highways Workshop will focus on road asset management […]

Background The main objectives of the seventh meeting of the RWG are to report on progress achieved in TA implementation, agree on next steps, and share knowledge and experience on railway commercialization, reform and investment: Update the RWG on ongoing and planned TA activities Share experiences and lessons on selected topics Discuss actions for rail […]

Regional Cooperation in Central and West Asia – the Role for the Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation (CAREC) Program Senior government representatives and experts discussed the impacts of major external shocks in Central and West Asia at the CAREC high-level session 4 May in Incheon. These external factors included the COVID-19 pandemic, the economic situation in Afghanistan, climate […]

The CAREC Secretariat has declared the winners of its eight-week-long CAREC University Startup Generator  2023 initiative, which aims to promote collaboration and engagement among university students in the CAREC region. The contest drew 168 teams from 10 countries, representing 580 students, with 10 teams eventually selected to present their pitches on March 29, 2023. The […]

The CAREC Institute, in collaboration with the CAREC Secretariat and the Asian Development Bank, will host the CTTN Dialogue and Fifth CAREC Chai event on 27 April 2023, at 16:00 Beijing time, to discuss the impact of the Russia-Ukraine conflict on the CAREC region. The Russia-Ukraine conflict that started in early 2022 has significantly impacted […]

The CAREC Innovation Network (CIN) hosted its third workshop on April 18th, which focused on providing a comprehensive guide for startups looking to raise funds and expand their businesses internationally, with a particular emphasis on the Singapore startup ecosystem. The event featured Mustafa Rasheed, an angel investor and startup ecosystem expert, who shared his insights […]

  The CAREC Institute, in partnership with the Asian Development Bank (ADB), hosted the fourth Chai event to discuss the results of the Scoping Study on Climate Change in the CAREC Region commissioned by the CAREC secretariat, main climate change challenges the region faces, and required policy actions. Dr. Lyaziza Sabyrova, Director of the Regional […]

Two country workshops on crash data investigation and analysis were conducted by the Central Asia Regional economic Cooperation (CAREC ) program in collaboration with Asia-Pacific Road Safety Observatory (APRSO) in March 2023, with the first one in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia last 6-7 March, and the second in Dushanbe on 13-14 March, Tajikistan. Over 60 participants attended the two […]

On 16–17 February 2023, more than 50 representatives from the governments of Kazakhstan and the Kyrgyz Republic met in Bishkek. CWRD DG Eugenue Zhukov joined the meeting that was co-chaired by Deputy Minister of Economy and Commerce of the Kyrgyz Republic Kanatbek Abdrakhmanov and Vice-Minister of National Economy of Kazakhstan Abzal Abdikarimov. The meeting proposed […]

CAREC high-level policy dialogue discusses domestic revenue mobilization for development and decarbonization