Past Events

CAREC Chai VIII: Surviving Socioeconomic Challenges in Afghanistan: The Resilience of the Middle Class

3rd Technical Working Group Meeting on CAREC Advance Transit System/Information Common Exchange Pilot Phase Implementation

ADB is supporting the implementation of the CAREC Integrated Trade Agenda (CITA) 2030 by enhancing the capacity of customs agencies and the CAREC Customs Cooperation Committee (CCC) to better respond to the rapidly evolving trade environment in CAREC countries and increasing private sector demand for better services. The development of regional transit trade is one […]

Global Health Security Summit

Global Health Security Summit in Pakistan discusses building health sector resilience and trade facilitation ADB supported Pakistan’s first Global Health Security Summit held on 10-11 January 2024, chaired by the Caretaker Prime Minister Mr. Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar in Islamabad. The summit brought together over 580 international and national participants to discuss global preparations for future public health […]

Seventh CAREC Chai VII: “Regulatory Frictions in Digital Payments: Cross-Border Interoperability”

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CAREC Chai VI “Enhancing the Middle Transport Corridor: Unlocking Opportunities in the Heart of Eurasia”

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CAREC Institute’s Third Water Virtual Policy Dialogue 4 Dec 2023

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14th Meeting of the CAREC Institute’s Governing Council

The 14th meeting of the CAREC Institute’s Governing Council was held on December 1, 2023, in Tbilisi, Georgia, to review the institute’s 2023 Progress Report, 2024-2025 Rolling Operational Plan, and 2024 Budget, Recruitment Plan, and Staff Exchange Program. Mr. Abzal Abdikarimov, Vice-Minister of National Economy of the Republic of Kazakhstan and the CAREC National Focal […]

22nd CAREC Ministerial Conference

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CAREC Award for Advancing Gender Equality Awards Ceremony

  Eleven distinguished organizations and individuals from ten member countries of the Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation (CAREC) Program were recognized as exemplary Gender Champions during the prestigious CAREC Award for Advancing Gender Equality Awards Ceremony held in Tbilisi, Georgia on 29 November 2023, at the sidelines of the CAREC Ministerial Conference. In her keynote address, Ms. […]

CAREC Regional Gender Expert Group (RGEG) Annual Meeting 2023

The CAREC Regional Gender Expert Group (RGEG) Annual Meeting was held on 28-29 November in Tbilisi, Georgia, at the sidelines of the 22nd CAREC Ministerial Conference, with participation of gender experts from ten CAREC countries and representatives from development partners. RGEG members reviewed progress in implementing the CAREC Gender Strategy 2030 and discussed CAREC gender initiatives and concrete […]