Past Events

Trade Policy Challenges: Global and Regional Perspectives

CAREC with support from IMF delivered a seminar on benefits of accession to WTO, foreign direct investment, trade facilitation, and trade agreements.

CAREC Senior Officials’ Meeting (March 2007)

The meeting reviewed sector updates and strategies, proposals to establish a CAREC Institute, 'second tier' activities, capacity building initiatives, possible new participants, and the way forward.

Seminar on Implementation Challenges in Joint Customs Control, Risk Management, and Post-Entry Audit

The seminar focused on challenges in the implementation of joint customs control, risk management and post-entry audit, and how to address them.

Fifth CAREC Ministerial Conference

Ministers from the eight countries participating in the CAREC Program adopted the Urumqi Declaration and endorsed the CAREC Comprehensive Action Plan.

Fifth CAREC Customs Cooperation Committee Meeting

The meeting was held to assess the progress and chart the strategic direction of the CAREC's Trade Facilitation Program.

CAREC Senior Officials’ Meeting (August 2006)

The Senior Officials' Meeting discussed the strategic framework and pathways to implementation of the draft Comprehensive Action Plan, a two-tier approach to "broadening and deepening" the CAREC Program, and approaches to a program of capacity building and research network development, among others.

Seminar on World Customs Organization Framework of Standards and Customs Data Model

The seminar, cosponsored by ADB and the General Administration of PRC Customs, provided guidance for the implementation of the World Customs Organization (WCO) Framework of Standards to Secure and Facilitate Global Trade.

Forum on Trade Facilitation and Customs Reform and Modernization

The forum, cosponsored by ADB, ADB Institute, Japan Customs Administration, and the World Customs Organization (WCO), focused on the experience of Japan on customs reform, in particular, issues pertaining to customs modernization and risk management.

CAREC Senior Officials’ Meeting (April 2006)

SOM participants discussed ways to accelerate the momentum of regional cooperation including plans for program expansion, completion of a comprehensive action plan, country ownership, and role of national coordinators.

In-Country Workshop on Xinjiang Trade Logistics Development

The workshop aimed to present the key findings and recommendations of the Study on Xinjiang Trade Logistics Development jointly sponsored by Asian Development Bank and the Department of Regional Economy of the National Development and Reform Commission.