Virtual Launch: CAREC Women’s Empowerment Online Platform

Virtual Launch: CAREC Women’s Empowerment Online Platform

Around 150 women from member countries of the Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation (CAREC) Program attended the launch of the CAREC Women’s Empowerment Online Platform (WEOP) in a virtual event on 8 April. The WEOP is an online community that aims to empower women in CAREC member countries by providing members with access to educational […]
22nd CAREC Ministerial Conference

22nd CAREC Ministerial Conference
Exemplary Achievements: CAREC Gender Award Recognizes 11 Champions Across 10 Countries

Exemplary Achievements: CAREC Gender Award Recognizes 11 Champions Across 10 Countries

Tbilisi, Georgia — In a milestone event, the inaugural CAREC Award for Advancing Gender Equality recognized eleven organizations and individuals from ten member countries of the Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation (CAREC) Program in an Awards ceremony held in Tbilisi, Georgia on 29 November 2023 on the sidelines of the 22nd CAREC Ministerial Conference. The […]
ADB Director General for Central and West Asia Mr. Yevgeniy Zhukov spoke to The Astana Times

ADB Director General for Central and West Asia Mr. Yevgeniy Zhukov spoke to The Astana Times

ADB Director General for Central and West Asia, Mr. Yevgeniy Zhukov spoke to The Astana Times about ADB and Kazakhstan’s partnership and Kazakhstan’s chairmanship of the CAREC Program in 2024.
National Focal Points’ Meeting 2023

National Focal Points’ Meeting 2023

National Focal Points (NFPs) of the Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation (CAREC) Program met virtually on 18 October to discuss the deliverables for and structure of the 22nd CAREC Ministerial Conference on 30 November in Tbilisi, Georgia. The NFPs reviewed the proposed CAREC Climate Change Vision and the Concept for the proposed Climate and Sustainability […]
CAREC Conference on Electronic Phytosanitary Certificates

CAREC Conference on Electronic Phytosanitary Certificates

On 11-12 September 2023, the Asian Development Bank co-organized the Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation (CAREC) Conference on Electronic Phytosanitary Certificates in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, with the Agency of Plant Protection and Quarantine (APPQ) of Uzbekistan, U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) Trade Central Asia (TCA) activity and German Development Cooperation (GIZ). Over 70 participants from […]
Reinvigorating regional cooperation in CAREC region

Reinvigorating regional cooperation in CAREC region

Lyaziza Sabyrova, Regional Head for Regional Cooperation Unit, discusses prospects for reinvigorated regional cooperation among CAREC member countries at the sidelines of the CAREC Senior Officials Meeting that took place in 13-14 June 2023 in Tbilisi, Georgia.
CAREC Disaster Risk Engagement Workshop 2023

CAREC Disaster Risk Engagement Workshop 2023

Delegates from CAREC countries attended the 2nd Disaster Risk Engagement Workshop held in Islamabad, Pakistan on 18-19 July, and deliberated and agreed on a roadmap for the development of a disaster risk transfer facility for the CAREC region. Participants also discussed a proposal for an ADB-sponsored Disaster Relief Bond as well as regional infectious disease […]

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4th Technical Working Group Meeting on CAREC Advanced Transit System’s Pilot Phase Implementation​

4th Technical Working Group Meeting on CAREC Advanced Transit System’s Pilot Phase Implementation​

On 15-16 April, CWRC organized the 4th Technical Working Group Meeting  in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. Customs officials from Azerbaijan, Georgia, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan discussed the testing phase implementation of the CAREC Advanced Transit System and Information Common Exchange (CATS/ICE). The meeting deliberated on the outcomes of the conformance testing and the draft agreement to facilitate the implementation of […]

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