CAREC Senior Officials’ Meeting (July 2016) Senior officials from CAREC and partner institutions reviewed recent progress in terms of operational priorities and preparations leading up to the 15th CAREC Ministerial Conference this October in Islamabad, Pakistan.
23rd CAREC Trade Policy Coordinating Committee Meeting Representatives from CAREC countries and development partners discussed the implementation progress of the Trade Policy Strategic Action Plan and presented updates on the World Trade Organization accession and post-accession adaptation.
Workshop on Tools to Improve Border Management: Time Release Study and Corridor Performance Measurement and Monitoring The workshop aims to build local capacity in Corridor Performance Monitoring and Measurement and Time Release Study methodologies for CAREC government organizations, academe, and research institutions.
Almaty–Bishkek Agro-food Value Chains Cluster and e-Agriculture Developments in Almaty–Bishkek Economic Corridor Initiative Meeting (Kyrgyz Republic) Kyrgyz Republic's representatives of national, oblast, and city governments agreed on the high potential of agricultural value chains in the framework of the Almaty-Bishkek Economic Corridor Initiative.
Almaty–Bishkek Agro-food Value Chains Cluster and e-Agriculture Developments in Almaty–Bishkek Economic Corridor Initiative Meeting (Kazakhstan) Officials of Almaty City Government, national ministries, development partners, and the private sector met to discuss approaches to the development of agriculture value chains, prioritize related investments, and identify necessary policy reforms.
CAREC 2020 Midterm Review: Consultation with Customs Cooperation Committee Focal Points The meetings confirmed the continued relevance of the CAREC 2020 strategy and the role of trade facilitation in helping achieve the 2020 target.
CAREC 2020 Midterm Review: Country Consultation Meetings Discussions focused on how the current strategy can be made more effective in light of the recent global and regional developments and how these are impacting on the individual CAREC countries.
CAREC 2020 Midterm Review Launch Workshop and Brainstorming Government officials and think tank academics met in Bangkok, Thailand to finalize the scope, approach, and process for the Midterm Review of CAREC's long-term strategy, CAREC 2020.
Third CAREC Trade Facilitation Learning Opportunity Participants from the 10 CAREC member countries shared their experiences with e-commerce.
14th CAREC Ministerial Conference Ministers of the 10 CAREC member countries discussed progress in the program's four priority areas: transport, trade facilitation, energy, and trade policy.
