Past Events

Workshop on National and Regional Joint Transport and Trade Facilitation Committees

The workshop brought together representatives from trade, transport, and customs ministries, as well as freight forwarders associations from the CAREC counties to exchange experience related to the establishment and strengthening of national joint transport and trade facilitation committees.

10th CAREC Trade Policy Coordinating Committee Meeting

The meeting discussed implementation of the Trade Policy Strategic Action Plan (TPSAP) and papers on trade through channels involving bazaars, and on broad cross-border cooperation.

Workshop for Trade and Development: Asian Perspective

The workshop was ADB's response to the Government of Uzbekistan's request to provide assistance in conducting analysis on trade and development experiences of selected Asian countries and their potential implications on Uzbekistan's development.

Joint Dissemination Workshop on the Study of Zamyn-Uud and Erlian Border Development Program

The workshop between Mongolia and the People's Republic of China (PRC) sought the views of both countries on the findings and recommendations of the study, Development of Regional Cooperation Programs for Mongolia and the PRC.

CAREC Workshop on Corridor Performance Measurement and Monitoring

The seminar was held to discuss in more detail the technical issues in implementing the Time-Cost-Distance methodology and validate the ppropriateness of selected CAREC corridors.

CAREC Workshop on Training Needs Assessment

The seminar brought together customs and transport senior officials (public sector) and the representatives of freight forwarders associations, road carriers associations and logistics groups (private sector) from Afghanistan, Azerbaijan, PRC, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyz Republic, Mongolia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan.

CAREC Seminar on Joint Customs Control

The seminar was designed to provide a comprehensive picture of the Joint Customs Control (JCC) process. It aimed at enhancing the capacities of the participants in designing and implementing JCC schemes relevant to their respective environments.

Seventh CAREC Ministerial Conference

The 7th CAREC Ministerial Conference marked a turning point in the CAREC Program. With the endorsement of key strategic documents, the Program is now entering the implementation phase.

CAREC High-Level Veterinary Officials Visit to the People’s Republic of China

The study visit to the People's Republic of China (PRC) of high-level veterinary officials aimed to enhance mutual understanding of prevention and control of animal diseases within CAREC.

CAREC Senior Officials’ Meeting (September 2008)

The meeting reviewed and discussed drafts of key documents for consideration by the 7th Ministerial Conference on CAREC in November 2008: the Implementation Action Plan for the CAREC Transport and Trade Facilitation Strategy, the CAREC Trade Policy Strategic Action Plan, and the Strategy for Regional Cooperation in the Energy Sector of the CAREC Countries.