Past Events

CAREC Webinar on ePhyto Solutions to Support Digitalization of the Export/Import Process in Azerbaijan and Georgia

Facilitating trade through digitalization is a key priority under the CAREC Integrated Trade Agenda 2030. On 30 July 2024, the webinar highlighted the benefits of exchanging phytosanitary certificates electronically through the International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC)’s ePhyto Solution. The webinar noted the progress of CAREC members—particularly, Uzbekistan as the first CAREC member to exchange ePhytos in 2021 and Pakistan […]

Regional Workshop on CAREC Trade & Investment Facilitation (CARTIF)

ADB conducted a two-day regional workshop on CAREC Trade and Investment Facilitation (CARTIF) in Istanbul (Türkiye) on 19-20 June 2024. This regional workshop was organized with the following purposes: to review existing regional trade and investment agreements/arrangements; to share the CARTIF concept, workplan and methodology, and get CAREC countries’ reflections on these; to conduct in-depth […]

Second Central Asia Trade Policy Forum: Economic Integration Through WTO Accession and Membership

The Forum—with the theme “Economic Integration Through WTO Accession and Membership” — was organized by the World Trade Organization (WTO), the ADB under the CAREC Program, the International Trade Centre, and the Government of Kazakhstan in Almaty on 3-5 June 2024. WTO Director General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala underscored the importance of strengthening institutions and re-globalizing Central Asia amid heightened uncertainty and volatility. She focused her […]

Mongolia: National Workshop on Potential CAREC-wide Trade Agreement (Virtual)

The National Workshops are aimed at building national consensus in CAREC countries, the governments of which have expressed the strongest interest to prepare and pursue negotiations towards an eventual CAREC-wide 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 […]

National Workshop on the Enhancement and Sustainability of the Authorized Economic Operators (AEO) Program in CAREC: Training of Trainers, Mongolia

On 29-30 April 2024, ADB co-organized the National Workshop on the enhancement and sustainability of the Authorized Economic Operators (AEO) Program with the Mongolian Customs General Administration (MCGA) in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. Over 55 officials from customs, development partners, and private sector representatives participated in the two-day workshop. Resource speakers and experts from Korea Customs Service, […]

6th CAREC Regional Trade Group Meeting

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2nd CAREC Digital Trade Forum: Advancing Digital Solutions and Deepening Regional Cooperation for Trade

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4th Technical Working Group Meeting on CAREC Advanced Transit System’s Pilot Phase Implementation​

On 15-16 April, CWRC organized the 4th Technical Working Group Meeting  in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. Customs officials from Azerbaijan, Georgia, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan discussed the testing phase implementation of the CAREC Advanced Transit System and Information Common Exchange (CATS/ICE). The meeting deliberated on the outcomes of the conformance testing and the draft agreement to facilitate the implementation of […]

CAREC Corridor Performance Measurement and Monitoring Methodology Review and Knowledge Sharing Workshop

A session at the 11th Asia Pacific Trade Facilitation Forum The CAREC event on Corridor Performance Measurement and Monitoring (CPMM) Methodology Review and Knowledge Sharing Workshop will be held at the sidelines of the 11th Asia-Pacific Trade Facilitation Forum in Samarkand, Uzbekistan on 4 April 2024, 1:30 pm–4:30 pm. Interested participants may also join online via Zoom. Please register here. The CAREC Integrated Trade Agenda 2030 framework supports […]

Accession of Turkmenistan to the World Trade Organization: Technical Working Sessions on the Memorandum of Foreign Trade Regime – Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights, Trade in Services, and Trade Agreements

On 4-8 March 2024, the World Trade Organization (WTO) Secretariat led the technical sessions on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights, Trade in Services and Trade Agreements, which form part of the Memorandum of the Foreign Trade Regime (MFTR). The completion of the MFTR is crucial to starting Turkmenistan’s WTO accession negotiations. Over 40 participants […]