Past Events

First Meeting of the CAREC Regional Joint Transport and Trade Facilitation Committee

The meeting agreed to recommend to the Senior Officials' Meeting the following indicators for the trade facilitation component of the CAREC Results Framework: time taken to clear border crossings, costs incurred for border crossing clearances, speed taken to travel corridor sections, and costs incurred traveling on corridor sections.

In-Country Consultation Workshop: CAREC Transport and Trade Facilitation in Tajikistan

CAREC focal points and key government officials from customs, trade, transport, and association of international forwarders in Tajikistan discussed cooperation in transport and trade facilitation under the CAREC program.

International Seminar on Road Development in Tajikistan

The seminar focused on Tajikistan's policy and strategy for road sector development, plans for the introduction of toll roads, and trade and connectivity issues in Central Asia.

Public–Private Partnership Workshop: Lessons from Asian Experience

The workshop considered detailed case studies of three international public-private partnership projects in the transport, energy, and water sectors.

CAREC Consultative Meeting on Regional Joint Transport and Trade Facilitation Committee

The meeting focused on the discussion of the goals, scope of work, terms of reference, organizational structure, and results framework of the regional joint transport and trade facilitation committee.

CAREC Senior Officials’ Meeting (October 2009)

Senior officials reviewed inputs for the 8th Ministerial Conference. Progress reports were presented on the Implementation Action Plan for the Transport and Trade Facilitation Strategy, on the Trade Policy Strategic Action Plan, and on the Energy Action Plan.

Eighth CAREC Ministerial Conference

Ministers endorsed two plans to advance regional cooperation in the energy, transport, and trade sectors: the Energy Action Plan Framework and the CAREC Program Results Framework.

Eighth CAREC Transport Sector Coordinating Committee Meeting

The meeting reviewed progress in implementation of the Action Plan for the CAREC Transport and Trade Facilitation Strategy, and discussed the Transport Sector Coordinating Committee work plan for 2009–2010 and the 3-year rolling plan for 2010–2012.

CAREC Senior Officials’ Meeting (May 2009)

The meeting reviewed progress on implementation of the CAREC sector strategies and work plans, the program's private sector development initiative, and the CAREC Institute work plan.

CAREC Partnership Forum: Maximizing Impact of Transport and Trade Facilitation Investments

Discussions highlighted opportunities to harmonize approaches to regional issues, to reduce gaps in development, and to strengthen coordination among funding agencies and countries.