Past Events

CAREC Regional Education Workshop

Education officials from the 11 CAREC countries, development partners, academe, and private sector representatives met to deliberate on key challenges and opportunities for regional initiatives and collaborative actions in skills development, and higher education in the region.

CAREC Policy Dialogue on Regional Pest Surveillance Program

Senior- and technical-level officials—responsible for regulatory and inspection policies for plant health—participated in the policy dialogue to discuss key challenges and prospects in modernizing phytosanitary measures in CAREC.

CAREC National Road Safety Engineering Workshop (Tajikistan)

The workshop is part of the CAREC National Road Safety Engineering Workshop series, which is designed to assist road agencies in CAREC countries in providing safer roads.

CAREC National Road Safety Engineering Workshop (Kyrgyz Republic)

Over 30 representatives from government, academia, and civil society attended the workshop. Participants investigated high crash frequency sites and visited a road project to practice road safety audit.

Third Almaty–Bishkek Economic Corridor Subcommittee Meeting

The third joint ABEC Subcommittee meeting aimed to, among others, review current ABEC projects and initiatives based on the meeting protocol of sector working groups, and develop pipeline and priority projects.

Subregional Workshop on Application of Customs Related Provisions of World Trade Organization Trade Facilitation Agreement

The subregional workshop aimed to discuss the application of specific customs-related provisions of the World Trade Organization Trade Facilitation Agreement for Azerbaijan, Georgia, and Kazakhstan.

Workshop on Environmental Readiness for E-Commerce: Economic, Legal, and Institutional Factors

The workshop aims to raise awareness among CAREC member countries of the enabling conditions to promote the development of e-commerce and cross-border e-commerce.

Workshop on SME Trade Finance in the CAREC Region

The 2-day workshop assisted CAREC countries to promote small and medium-sized enterprise (SME) trade finance consistent with the CAREC 2030 priority of bolstering SME financing through cross-country learning.

Workshop on Special Economic Zones: Challenges and Perspective for Landlocked CAREC Countries

The workshop seeks to deepen the understanding of the evolving nature of special economic zones (SEZs) and enhance capacities to formulate and implement strategies for SEZs by linking them with the country’s overall development strategies, which are priority areas under the CAREC Integrated Trade Agenda 2030.

17th CAREC Ministerial Conference

This year’s ministerial conference focused on expanding regional trade and promoting economic diversification. CAREC ministers unanimously endorsed the CAREC Integrated Trade Agenda (CITA) 2030 and its Rolling Strategic Action Plan (RSAP) 2018–2030.