Past Events

Roundtable and Donor Engagement to Support Turkmenistan’s Accession to the World Trade Organization

On 30 May 2023, the Asian Development Bank (ADB), Turkmenistan’s Ministry of Finance and Economy (MOFE) and the World Trade Organization (WTO) Secretariat convened a high-level Roundtable and Donor Engagement to Support Turkmenistan’s Accession to the WTO.   The Government of Turkmenistan announced the establishment of an intergovernmental government commission in-charge of WTO accession. Mr. Artur Andrysiak, […]

Country-Specific Workshop on Road Asset Management (RAM) for Tajikistan

Programme for Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Forum on Poverty Reduction and Sustainable Development

Turkmenistan: National Workshop on Potential CAREC-wide FTA

The major objective of the National workshop is to raise awareness among a broad range of interested stakeholders on the potential of the CAREC region and the benefits that a CAREC-wide FTA could offer. The Workshop is intended to launch a broad-based and inclusive public discussion on the topic and target a wide range of […]

20th CAREC Transport Sector Coordinating Committee Meeting

Objectives The 20th Transport Sector Coordinating Committee (TSCC) meeting will review status of reports and manuals completed under all five pillars of the CAREC Transport Strategy 2030 and will set the objectives for the 2023-2024 work program. The meeting will discuss plans for dissemination and implementation of recommendations of multiple reports completed during 2020-2023 period. […]

Country-Specific Workshop on Road Asset Management (RAM) for Kyrgyz Republic

7th Railway Working Group Meeting

Background The main objectives of the seventh meeting of the RWG are to report on progress achieved in TA implementation, agree on next steps, and share knowledge and experience on railway commercialization, reform and investment: Update the RWG on ongoing and planned TA activities Share experiences and lessons on selected topics Discuss actions for rail […]

Highways Workshop

Background The CAREC Transport program continues to embark on activities that aim to support an agile, resilient, and reliable transport sector among CAREC DMCs. Along these lines, the CAREC Transport program organized workshops and launched important knowledge products on transport over the current work plan period. The Highways Workshop will focus on road asset management […]

33rd Energy Sector Coordinating Committee Meeting

The 33rd meeting of the CAREC Energy Sector Coordinating Committee (ESCC) discussed the turbulence in global energy markets and its implications on the CAREC region. Rystad Energy presented the ongoing energy transition’s impacts on the region’s energy-intensive economies. The CAREC region, known for its high energy consumption due to factors like extreme weather, high fossil […]

Central Asian Governments and Private Sector E-Commerce Study Tour to Malaysia and Singapore

From 15 – 20 May 2023, twenty-seven (27) government officials and private sector representatives from 5 Central Asian countries, namely Kazakhstan, Kyrgyz Republic, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan gathered in Kuala Lumpur and Singapore for the Central Asian Governments and Private Sector E-commerce Study Tour. The study tour was jointly organized by the Asian Development Bank […]