17th CAREC Trade Policy Coordinating Committee Meeting Representatives of the CAREC member countries handling trade policy issues and activities, together with multilateral institution partners, addressed emerging patterns of trade and cross-border cooperation through borderless bazaars and regional integration.
11th CAREC Customs Cooperation Committee Meeting The CAREC Customs Cooperation Committee held its 11th annual meeting to review the progress made in priority areas, explore ways to replicate and strengthen positive experiences, and consider new areas for customs cooperation.
Consultation Meeting with the CAREC National Focal Points (2012) National focal points of eight CAREC member countries attended the consultation meeting and discussed recommendations on the future of the CAREC Institute, the proposed approach for transport facilitation in the CAREC region, and preparations for the 11th Ministerial Conference on CAREC.
Study Tour of the CAREC National Focal Points to the Second Mekong International Bridge Project National focal points (NFPs) of eight CAREC member countries met officials of Thailand's National Economic and Social Development Board (NESDB) and were briefed on Thailand's national coordination arrangements for regional cooperation.
CAREC Training Workshop on Time Release Study for Afghanistan and Pakistan Customs Senior and mid-level customs officials from Afghanistan and Pakistan learned to organize and conduct time release studies (TRSs) during the 2-day workshop.
CAREC Training-of-Trainers Workshop for Kazakhstan Customs The workshop will further develop customs trainers’ and officers’ skills in supporting the design and delivery of national and local customs training.
Workshop on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures The 2-day workshop focused on information exchange and initial steps to develop a sanitary and phytosanitary (SPS) action plan of future regional cooperation activities in CAREC to address key SPS concerns that hinder the smooth flow of goods and people in the CAREC region.
Third Seminar on World Trade Organization Accession: Managing WTO Accession Process – Strategies, Challenges, and Practices The seminar encouraged interaction among trade officials of WTO CAREC countries (People's Republic of China, the Kyrgyz Republic, Mongolia, and Pakistan) and non-WTO CAREC countries (Afghanistan, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan).
Roundtable Seminar on Ways Forward for Corridor-Based Transport Facilitation Arrangements in the CAREC Region The roundtable seminar took stock of and learned from transport facilitation arrangements in the CAREC region.
Training on Customs Intelligence The Asian Development Bank and the General Administration of China Customs, through the Shanghai Customs College, will co-sponsor a training workshop on customs intelligence, covering customs information systems and e-port development.
