Past Events

Knowledge-Sharing Event: Single Window for Digital Customs Cooperation in CAREC

The Asian Development Bank organized a knowledge-sharing event on Single Window for Digital Customs Cooperation in CAREC in Tbilisi, Georgia on 8 June. Country presenters discussed their experiences in business process analysis and document standardization, which are critical for digital data exchange and shared key challenges and lessons learned in implementing a national single window […]

Azerbaijan: 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 […]

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, […]

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 […]

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 […]

Targeted National Training Activity on Preparing to Negotiate a Potential CAREC-wide FTA for KAZ, KGZ, TAJ

This training activity is being organized at the request of the Governments of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyz Republic and Tajikistan and is currently scheduled to take place in Almaty on 4-5 May 2023. It is a capacity-building exercise intended to provide a brief overview of both the substantive and procedural/organizational/strategic aspects of preparing for and successfully completing […]

Uzbekistan: National Workshop on Potential CAREC-wide FTA and Training Activity on Preparing to Negotiate a Potential CAREC-Wide Free Trade Agreement

The major objective of the National workshop is to raise awareness among a broad range of interested stakeholders, of 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 […]

Georgia: Capacity Building on Model Law on Electronic Transferable Records

Georgia: Model Law on Electronic Transferable Records (MLETR) Capacity Building

A. Background: The COVID-19 pandemic emphasized that dependency on physical documents for trade transactions is not only obsolete but a source of significant risk to supply chains. Whilst great progress is being made to digitalise trade, the lack of facilitating legislation and regulations continues to be a deterrent to a large-scale shift toward digitalization. Most […]

CAREC Training on International Trade in Services and Digital Economy Statistics for Mongolia

The services sector has become the largest contributor to GDP, and international trade in services has also become the most dynamic segment of world trade, growing more quickly than trade in goods. At the same time, digital transactions have become the norm around the world. Statistical monitoring by governments must be able to keep up […]