CAREC National Joint Transport and Trade Facilitation Committees Workshop on Preparation of CAREC Regional Improvement of Border Services Project

Workshop delegates reviewed potential investment proposals related to border-crossing points and single windows, and discussed the coordination mechanism for the Regional Improvement of Border Services (RIBS) Investment Project, particularly regarding the National Joint Transport and Trade Facilitation Committees (NJCs).

The Asian Development Bank’s (ADB) project preparation team emphasized the regional public goods feature of the project and the importance of regional cooperation in achieving improvement outputs. The team also presented the project components: criteria for selection of projects; coordination structure to implement the technical assistance, which ADB approved in January 2011 to prepare the RIBS project; and the proposed timeline.

CAREC NJCs, in turn, updated participants on their progress in facilitating trade and the parameters of their possible participation in the proposed project. As follow-up actions, country representatives would report to their governments about the project, the timetable for the project preparation, and the loan. They would also work with the proper agencies to identify the overall and sector focal points for the project.

NJC representatives were from Afghanistan, Azerbaijan, the People’s Republic of China, Kazakhstan, the Kyrgyz Republic, Mongolia, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan.

Event Materials

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Key Documents

  • ProgramEnglish
  • ParticipantsEnglish
  • Outcome of the CAREC NJC WorkshopEnglish
  • Preparing the Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation-Transport and Trade Facilitation: Border Crossing Point Improvement and Single Window Development Project (Technical Assistance Report)English
  • List of Border Crossing PointsEnglish

Presentation Materials

  • Update on 9th Ministerial Conference and Proposed Regional Improvement of Border ServicesEnglish
  • Asia-Pacific Trade Facilitation Programme at ESCAP [Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific]English
  • ESCAP's Transport ActivitiesEnglish
  • Border Crossing Points Infrastructure Task TeamEnglish
  • RIBS Project Preparation: Trade Facilitation and Single Window Task TeamEnglish
  • Preparing the CAREC Transport and Trade Facilitation Project: Regional Improvement of Border ServicesEnglish
  • Azerbaijan Transport System Prospects for Development of Infrastructure, Investment Projects, and Single Window Concept Implementation (Presentation and Speech)English
  • Azerbaijan: State Customs CommitteeEnglish
  • Kazakhstan Technology Upgrading as a Trade Facilitation Tool (Presentation and Speech)English
  • Kazakhstan Logistical Systems Development in the Republic of Kazakhstan (Presentation and Speech)English
  • Mongolian Customs: SEW [Single Electronic Window] and BCP [Border-Crossing Point]English
  • Uzbekistan: Concept of Single Window Implementation at the Border Crossing PointsEnglish
  • Uzbekistan: Speech of International Transport Department Deputy Chief Mr. T. AlievEnglish
  • Environmental Safeguards / Gender and DevelopmentEnglish
  • The ADB Safeguards Policy on Land Acquisition/Resettlement and Indigenous Peoples: Challenges and Recommended Approaches for the Proposed LoanEnglish
  • Role of National Transport and Trade Facilitation CommitteesEnglish
  • Coordination Issues: CAREC Regional Project on Improvement of Border ServicesEnglish
  • Loan Agreements: Key Processing Milestones and Financing DocumentationEnglish
  • Afghanistan: Status Quo of AFPRO [Afghan National Trade and Transport Facilitation Committee]English
  • Kazakhstan: National Joint Committee Report (Speech)English