First Regional Sustainable Development Goals Summit The summit brought together high-level officials from government agencies, business community, and civil society in CAREC member countries as well as senior representatives from international organizations and financial institutions.
18th CAREC Ministerial Conference Highlights of this year’s meeting include (i) a roundtable in discussion on the new CAREC Transport and Energy strategies and CAREC 2030 implementation and (ii) a high-level public–private dialogue on promoting sustainable tourism development in the CAREC region through public–private partnerships.
CAREC Road Safety Engineering Workshop (Afghanistan) The technical training course covered topics on treating hazardous locations, roadside hazard management, road safety audits, safer road work sites, and pedestrian safety.
CAREC–SASEC Inter-Subregional Knowledge-Sharing Forum on Trade Facilitation and Customs Modernization Customs authorities from CAREC and SASEC programs shared knowledge, experience, and best practice on the challenging aspects of trade facilitation reform and modernization efforts.
Railway Infrastructure Management Training for CAREC Countries Twenty seven railway officials from nine CAREC countries participated in the training on international best practices for modern railway infrastructure asset management.
Consultation Meeting with CAREC National Focal Points (2019) CAREC national focal points and development partners met to deliberate on the final draft of the CAREC Transport Strategy 2030 and CAREC Energy Strategy 2030, with an aim of endorsement at the 18th CAREC Ministerial Conference in November.
CAREC Development Partners’ Meeting The purpose of the meeting was to discuss the experience with development partners’ engagement in CAREC and to explore how the role and cooperation of development partners can be strengthened in support of an effective implementation of the CAREC 2030 strategy.
First CAREC Capital Market Regulators Forum Asian Development Bank and the Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan organized the first CAREC Capital Market Regulators Forum to discuss access to finance reforms and private sector development through strengthened regional cooperation and integration of capital markets.
Fourth CAREC Think Tanks Forum Participants from think tanks, academe, private sector, and governments deliberated on trade expansion from increased market access, greater diversification, and stronger institutions for trade under the CAREC Integrated Trade Agenda 2030.
CAREC Advanced Transit System/Information Common Exchange: Technical Working Group Meetings Customs officials from Azerbaijan, Georgia, and Kazakhstan met to finalize the draft CAREC Advanced Transit System agreement and discuss each country’s domestic requirements for possible signing of the agreement within the year.
