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A session at the Asia Pacific Trade Facilitation Forum x Paperless Trade Week 2026 The CAREC session on Advancing Transit in CAREC Countries: From Concept to Pilot Implementation was held at the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Trade Facilitation Forum x Paperless Trade Week 2026 in Bangkok, Thailand on 10 June 2026. The session brought together customs officials from Azerbaijan, Georgia, and Uzbekistan, along […]

The 23rd CAREC Transport Sector Coordinating Committee (TSCC) Meeting will discuss the status of actions and new initiatives recommended by the Midterm Review (MTR) of the CAREC Transport Strategy (CTS) 2030 and necessary ensuing actions together with recent developments and plans for 2026 in the CAREC transport sector. After the endorsement from the 22nd TSCC, the MTR was endorsed by the CAREC Ministers in November 2025 and published on 11 March 2026.

The 25th Meeting of the CAREC Customs Cooperation Committee Meeting (CCC) was held on 5 June 2026 in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. The meeting will provide a platform for member countries to review progress on priority customs initiatives, exchange experience, and set directions for future cooperation. The meeting was co-chaired by Enkhtaivan Gelegjamts, Deputy Director-General of the […]

The Joint Meeting of the CAREC Regional Trade Group (RTG) and the Customs Cooperation Committee (CCC) was be held on 4 June 2026 in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. The meeting discussed  progress of implementation of the recommendations of the Midterm Review of CAREC Integrated Trade Agenda 2030. Mongolia Ministry of Economy and Development State Secretary Batkhuu Idesh and […]

Background At the 15th CAREC Ministerial Conference in 2016, CAREC countries adopted the CAREC Railway Strategy 2017–2030 to serve as a guiding document for the sound, long-term development of CAREC railways. CAREC member countries are currently implementing the Strategy. In November 2018, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) mobilized a technical assistance (TA) project to accelerate […]