Past Events

Regional Workshop on CAREC Trade & Investment Facilitation (CARTIF)

ADB conducted a two-day regional workshop on CAREC Trade and Investment Facilitation (CARTIF) in Istanbul (Türkiye) on 19-20 June 2024. This regional workshop was organized with the following purposes: to review existing regional trade and investment agreements/arrangements; to share the CARTIF concept, workplan and methodology, and get CAREC countries’ reflections on these; to conduct in-depth […]

Mongolia: National Workshop on Potential CAREC-wide Trade Agreement (Virtual)

The National Workshops are aimed at building national consensus in CAREC countries, the governments of which have expressed the strongest interest to prepare and pursue negotiations towards an eventual CAREC-wide trade agreement. The major objective of this Workshop is to raise awareness among a broad range of interested stakeholders, of the potential of the CAREC […]

National Workshop on the Enhancement and Sustainability of the Authorized Economic Operators (AEO) Program in CAREC: Training of Trainers, Mongolia

Following the results of the survey on the AEO Program in the region conducted in 2023, ADB is co-organizing the national workshop with the Mongolia Customs General Administration with a “train the trainers” approach. The workshop will cover the following topics: streamlining the authorization process, benefits of developing an AEO operations manual, importance of border […]

6th CAREC Regional Trade Group Meeting

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2nd CAREC Digital Trade Forum: Advancing Digital Solutions and Deepening Regional Cooperation for Trade

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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 […]

CAREC Corridor Performance Measurement and Monitoring Methodology Review and Knowledge Sharing Workshop

A session at the 11th Asia Pacific Trade Facilitation Forum The CAREC event on Corridor Performance Measurement and Monitoring (CPMM) Methodology Review and Knowledge Sharing Workshop will be held at the sidelines of the 11th Asia-Pacific Trade Facilitation Forum in Samarkand, Uzbekistan on 4 April 2024, 1:30 pm–4:30 pm. Interested participants may also join online via Zoom. Please register here. The CAREC Integrated Trade Agenda 2030 framework supports […]

Accession of Turkmenistan to the World Trade Organization: Technical Working Sessions on the Memorandum of Foreign Trade Regime – Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights, Trade in Services, and Trade Agreements

On 4-8 March 2024, the World Trade Organization (WTO) Secretariat led the technical sessions on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights, Trade in Services and Trade Agreements, which form part of the Memorandum of the Foreign Trade Regime (MFTR). The completion of the MFTR is crucial to starting Turkmenistan’s WTO accession negotiations. Over 40 participants […]

Virtual Regional Workshop on Authorized Economic Operators (AEO) Program – Enhancement and Sustainability

The Virtual Regional Workshop on the Authorized Economic Operators (AEO) Program – Enhancement and Sustainability is intended to provide the participants from CAREC Member Countries with the opportunity to benefit from a more dynamic AEO program by developing and applying advanced compliance management systems in the implementation of the AEO program. The workshop brings together […]

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 […]