Past Events

Consultation Workshop on New Long-Term CAREC Strategy (People’s Republic of China)

A mission co-led by the Asian Development Bank Central and West Asia Department and East Asia Department held a series of consultations on a new long-term strategy for CAREC with key stakeholders in the People’s Republic of China.

Consultation Workshop on New Long-Term CAREC Strategy (Mongolia)

The consultation workshop was attended by about 20 representatives of various government ministries, agencies, and thinktanks.

Workshop on Capacity Building for Implementation of the WTO Trade Facilitation Agreement and Meeting on National Committees on Trade Facilitation

The workshop verified World Trade Organization Trade Facilitation Agreement (WTO TFA) implementation status of CAREC member countries and categorized their commitments to the TFA provisions.

Consultation Workshop on New Long-Term CAREC Strategy (Azerbaijan and Tajikistan)

Consultations were held with key stakeholders in Azerbaijan and Tajikistan on a new long-term strategy for CAREC.

Workshop on Strategic Use of Time Release Study and CAREC Corridor Performance Measurement

The workshop aimed to help CAREC customs officials identify specific causes of delays at critical border crossing points and take the necessary actions to remove or mitigate such delays, and thus improve overall performance of CAREC corridors.

Consultation Workshop on New Long-Term CAREC Strategy (Kazakhstan and the Kyrgyz Republic)

Consultation workshops involving key government ministries and agencies were convened in Bishkek on 21 April and in Astana on 25 April.

Consultation Workshop on New Long-Term CAREC Strategy (Afghanistan and Pakistan)

Consultation workshops involving key government ministries and agencies were convened in Islamabad on 12 April and in Kabul on 15 April.

National Workshop on Revised Kyoto Convention Gap Analysis for Customs Modernization

The workshop assisted key government officials in examining each of the Revised Kyoto Convention provisions with the objective of determining whether national legislation is already compliant.

Consultation Workshop on New Long-Term CAREC Strategy (Turkmenistan)

A consultation workshop involving key government ministries and agencies was convened in Ashgabat.

Workshop on Revised Kyoto Convention Awareness and Self-Assessment Tools

The workshop raised awareness of Revised Kyoto Convention (RKC)-related issues; helped stakeholders conduct self-assessment; and identified compliance gaps in Turkmenistan’s legal, regulatory, and operational frameworks relating to trade facilitation as compared with the RKC provisions.