Past Events

National Workshop on Potential CAREC wide FTA for Georgia

Over 40 representatives of the Georgia government and business circles, civil society attended a first national workshop on CAREC-wide Free Trade Agreement (FTA). It was organized by ADB and Policy Management and Consulting Group, in collaboration with the Ministry of Economy and Sustainable Development of Georgia. The FTA national workshop aims to build national consensus […]

Training of Trainers on how to Design, Negotiate and Implement FTAs in CAREC Region (Second Physical/Hybrid Phase)

Over 30 trade officials from 10 CAREC countries attended the CAREC Regional Training of Trainers Course on Free Trade Agreements (FTA TOT) in Tbilisi, Georgia on 26–28 January 2023. It was organized by ADB, in collaboration with CAREC Institute and UNESCAP. The regional FTA TOT is a blended learning program that consists of 12 online modules […]

3rd Meeting of the CAREC Regional Working Group on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures, Strategic Directions Planning and TA 9500 Closing Workshop

The 3rd Meeting of the Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation (CAREC)  Regional Working Group on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures (SPS RWG) (i) discussed the implementation progress of the CAREC Common Agenda for Modernization of SPS Measures for Trade(CAST), specifically the activities implemented under the CAREC SPS TA: Modernizing Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures to Facilitate Trade; […]

Stakeholders’ Dialogue on Improving Veterinary Services to Facilitate Trade in Tajikistan

Stakeholders’ Dialogue on Improving Veterinary Services to Facilitate Trade in Tajikistan  13-14 December 2022, Dushanbe, Tajikistan   Jointly organized by the Sanitary and Phytosanitary (SPS) National Working Group of Tajikistan, the Asian Development Bank, and World Organization for Animal Health   Objectives: The dialogue will (i) facilitate stocktaking on issues and challenges faced by stakeholders in the […]

CAREC SPS Regional Workshop

CAREC Capacity Building Workshop “PRC’s experience in negotiating and implementing of FTAs”

The PRC’s experience in negotiating and implementing FTAs was shared with CAREC countries on 28 November 2022. DDG Mr. ZHAO Chunfeng, MOFCOM PRC, and Ms. Emma Fan, Director EAPF ADB, delivered opening remarks at the CAREC Regional Workshop. The workshop was organized by ADB in collaboration with the Ministry of Commerce of the PRC, CAREC […]

CAREC DIGITAL TRADE FORUM 2022: Advancing Digital Solutions and Deepening Regional Cooperation for Trade

On 8 November, CAREC members together with the private sector, development partners, and research institutions launched the CAREC Digital Trade Forum, a knowledge platform for sharing good practices, effective policies, and innovative ideas to achieve the CAREC countries’ digital trade potential. Director General Yu Benlin from the Ministry of Commerce of the People’s Republic of […]

Knowledge Sharing Modules on CAREC Trade: Gravity Modeling and its Applications

Date: 3rd, 10th, 16th November, and 1st, 12th December 2022 Time: 16:00-17:00 Beijing Time (GMT + 8) The CAREC Institute, in collaboration with the Asian Development Bank, is organizing an online self-study course on Gravity Modeling for government officials/experts from relevant ministries or agencies of the CAREC member countries, whose work impacts CAREC Program activities […]

5th CAREC Regional Trade Group (RTG) Meeting

On 18 October, CAREC members shared progress on improving market access, diversifying trade, and strengthening trade institutions, which are pillars of the CAREC Integrated Trade Agenda 2030. EARD Advisor Safdar Parvez welcomed CAREC countries commitment to open and transparent trade amid the ongoing supply chain disruptions and encouraged members to deepen cooperation in trade facilitation, digital transformation, […]

21st CAREC Customs Cooperation Committee (CCC) Meeting

The 21st Meeting of CAREC Customs Cooperation Committee (CCC) featured a keynote address by Secretary General Kunio Mikuriya of the World Customs Organization on “ Scaling Up Customs Digital Transformation”, its theme for 2022. Members shared their digitalization-related initiatives that were particularly facilitated by CCC, and reviewed the implementation of the CCC work program and […]