CAREC At a Glance

  • Over $57.9 billion invested in transport, trade, and energy projects, as of December 2025.

CAREC Operational Clusters

Economic & Financial Stability
Trade Tourism & Economic Corridors
Infrastructure & Economic Connectivity
Agriculture & Water
Human Development
Cross-cutting Themes

Latest Events

CAREC Energy Transmission and Interconnectivity Workshop

CAREC Energy Transmission and Interconnectivity Workshop

On 9–10 April 2026, SD1‑ENE led the CAREC Energy Transmission and Interconnectivity Workshop in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, convening government focal points, regulators, and system operators to strengthen regional power cooperation. The workshop advanced initiatives on a regional electricity balancing market, regulatory cooperation, and digitalization, to support regional interconnections, renewable energy integration and system flexibility. It concluded […]

Workshop on Navigating Trade Issues and WTO Transparency Requirements

Workshop on Navigating Trade Issues and WTO Transparency Requirements

On 8–10 April, the Asian Development Bank, in partnership with the World Trade Organization and the Government of Kazakhstan, held a Workshop on Navigating Trade Issues and WTO Transparency Requirements in Astana, hosted by the Academy of Public Administration under the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan. The event emphasized the importance of regional cooperation […]

CAREC Technology Forum 2026

CAREC Technology Forum 2026

CAREC Program and ADB-Korea Climate Technology Hub jointly organized the first CAREC Technology Forum on 7–8 April in Bishkek. CCSD DG Eugene Zhukov, Mr. Azamat Zhamangulov, Kyrgyz Republic’s Minister of the Digital Development and Innovative Technologies, and DG Batbayar Dangaa of Mongolia’s Ministry of Digital Development, Innovation and Communications, underscored policy priorities for scaling innovative technologies for […]

3rd Annual Meeting of the CAREC Working Group on Skills Development

The meeting aims to: (i) review 2025 achievements and 2026 action plan, to be implemented with support under “Strengthening Green Skills Development under the Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation (CAREC) Program” and (ii) validate regional cooperation proposals for strengthening climate-smart agriculture education, research, and outreach across the CAREC region led by Wageningen Social and Economic […]

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