Past Events

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: 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 […]

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

The National Workshop on Potential CAREC-wide Free Trade Agreement. The major objective of this 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 […]

Digital CAREC Virtual Policy Dialogue: Digital FDI Ecosystem

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National Workshop on Potential CAREC wide FTA for Georgia

Over 40 representatives of the Georgia government and business circles, civil society attended a first national workshop on CAREC-wide Free Trade Agreement (FTA). It was organized by ADB and Policy Management and Consulting Group, in collaboration with the Ministry of Economy and Sustainable Development of Georgia. The FTA national workshop aims to build national consensus […]

Training of Trainers on how to Design, Negotiate and Implement FTAs in CAREC Region (Second Physical/Hybrid Phase)

Over 30 trade officials from 10 CAREC countries attended the CAREC Regional Training of Trainers Course on Free Trade Agreements (FTA TOT) in Tbilisi, Georgia on 26–28 January 2023. It was organized by ADB, in collaboration with CAREC Institute and UNESCAP. The regional FTA TOT is a blended learning program that consists of 12 online modules […]

3rd Meeting of the CAREC Regional Working Group on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures, Strategic Directions Planning and TA 9500 Closing Workshop

The 3rd Meeting of the Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation (CAREC)  Regional Working Group on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures (SPS RWG) (i) discussed the implementation progress of the CAREC Common Agenda for Modernization of SPS Measures for Trade(CAST), specifically the activities implemented under the CAREC SPS TA: Modernizing Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures to Facilitate Trade; […]

Stakeholders’ Dialogue on Improving Veterinary Services to Facilitate Trade in Tajikistan

Stakeholders’ Dialogue on Improving Veterinary Services to Facilitate Trade in Tajikistan  13-14 December 2022, Dushanbe, Tajikistan   Jointly organized by the Sanitary and Phytosanitary (SPS) National Working Group of Tajikistan, the Asian Development Bank, and World Organization for Animal Health   Objectives: The dialogue will (i) facilitate stocktaking on issues and challenges faced by stakeholders in the […]