Past Events

National Workshop on Time Release Study (Kyrgyz Republic)

The workshop aimed to enhance the capacity of the State Customs Service (SCS) of the Kyrgyz Republic to plan and conduct Time Release Study at border crossing points.

13th CAREC Ministerial Conference

Ministers of the 10 CAREC member countries--Afghanistan, Azerbaijan, the People's Republic of China (PRC), Kazakhstan, the Kyrgyz Republic, Mongolia, Pakistan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan--expressed support for the Almaty-Bishkek Corridor Initiative.

CAREC Senior Officials’ Meeting (November 2014)

Senior government officials of the 10 CAREC countries and representatives from multilateral development partners gathered to discuss updates on the CAREC Economic Corridor Development study and the Almaty-Bishkek Corridor Initiative.

21st CAREC Trade Policy Coordinating Committee Meeting

Trade officials from the 10 CAREC member countries met to deliberate on the challenges of implementing the refined Trade Policy Strategic Action Plan.

National Workshop on Authorized Economic Operators Program

The workshop aimed to improve the skills and capacity of Azerbaijan customs office in its efforts to modernize its risk management system.

CAREC Customs Risk Management Workshop

The 3-day workshop was attended by 64 customs officials from Kazakhstan to enhance their capacity to modernize risk management techniques.

CAREC Technical Forum on the Almaty-Bishkek Corridor Initiative

National government and city administration representatives met to formulate a memorandum of understanding on developing the Almaty-Bishkek Corridor as an economic corridor.

Second CAREC Trade Facilitation Learning Opportunity

Asian Development Bank (ADB), together with ADB Institute and CAREC Institute, conducted an annual learning opportunity highlighting best practices for CAREC countries to emulate in the area of integrated trade facilitation.

Risk Management Training and Systems Assessment Workshop

The workshop aimed to train the Uzbekistan customs office on the basic concepts of customs risk management.

Consultation Meeting with the CAREC National Focal Points (2014)

National focal points from CAREC member discussed the Almaty-Bishkek Corridor Initiative and plans for the physical establishment of the CAREC Institute.