Past Events

CAREC High-Level Policy Dialogue on Social Spending to Tackle Rising post-COVID-19 Inequality

A high-level virtual panel discussing Social Spending to Tackle Rising post-COVID-19 Inequality was held on 22 November, attended by ministers, deputy ministers, central bank governors and senior officials from CAREC member countries. CWRD DG Yevgeniy Zhukov, WB Regional Director in the Central Asia region Tatiana Proskuryakova and IMF Director in the Middle East and Central Asia department Jihad Azour gave keynote statements.

20th CAREC Ministerial Conference Marks New Health, Digital Approaches to Regional Integration

The 20th CAREC Ministerial Conference was held virtually on 17th November 2021. It was hosted by the government of Azerbaijan and co-chaired by Minister of Economy, Azerbaijan Mikayil Jabbarov, and ADB Vice-President Shixin Chen. Speaking on the occasion, Mr. Jabbarov highlighted the potential of digitization and its resulting economic dividends to enhance regional cooperation. He […]

Webinar on Effective Public Service Delivery and E-Governance: The Case of Azerbaijan

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CAREC Road Safety Engineering – Star Ratings for Road Safety Audits Online Workshop

This workshop presents the different approaches of combining Road Safety Audits (RSA) and the iRAP methodology explained in an upcoming new CAREC Road Safety Engineering Manual, Star Ratings for Road Safety Audits (SR4RSA). This Manual is created to share approaches for how policymakers and practitioners can use RSA and the iRAP methodology together to improve […]

Country Seminars: Disaster Risk Profiles of CAREC Countries (TA 9878)

Training and Consultation to Improve the Virtual Connectivity of CAREC Related Entities and Agencies

A series of workshops were conducted under the CAREC Program from 26 October 2021 to 12 November 2021 to strengthen the digital skills of government counterparts and improve their virtual connectivity. The workshops provided training on the effective use of tools and platforms related to virtual meetings. One-to-one consultation sessions were also conducted for those […]

Book Launch: Unlocking Transport Connectivity in the Trans-Caspian Corridor

The New CAREC Energy Web Portal is Now Live

To support CAREC members in achieving their shared vision of a reliable, sustainable, resilient, and reformed energy market by 2030, a new web portal was launched to publish major achievements, track progress to 2030 and encourage common solutions. Stay informed on the latest CAREC energy developments by visiting the CAREC Energy website here.

2nd Round of Working Group Meeting

CAREC National Focal Points’ Meeting 2021

On 12th October 2021, Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation (CAREC) national focal points discussed updates on the CAREC program and its new initiatives, including the 2030 Development Effectiveness Report, Health Strategy 2030, Digital Strategy 2030, Regional Infrastructure Projects Enabling Facility Concept, and Development of CAREC Water Pillar Study. Azerbaijan Deputy Minister of Economy Elnur Aliyev, […]