Past Events

Azerbaijan: Training on Establishing Pest Free Areas for Market Access

The training will discuss the International Standards for Phytosanitary Measures (ISPMs) for establishing PFAs and provide practical guidance in developing and implementing PFA programs to enable greater market access for plants and plant products. Expected participants are phytosanitary specialists of the Azerbaijan Food Safety Agency (AFSA) and Agricultural Services Agency (ASA). The activity is supported […]

1st Phytosanitary Capacity Evaluation (PCE) Workshop

On 13-14 July, the workshop discussed Uzbekistan’s phytosanitary capacity evaluation (PCE) – a strategic tool to formulate phytosanitary reforms. Sultan-Makhmud Sultanov of the Agency of Plant Protection and Quarantine (APPQ) of Uzbekistan expressed appreciation to development partners (such as the ADB, USAID, IPPC, and FAO) for continuous support to Uzbekistan’s efforts to improve its phytosanitary […]

Webinar Series on Customs and Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures for Mongolia

Series 1: Experiences in Integrated Border Management and Risk Assessment for Plants and Plant Products and Animals and Products of Animal Origin The webinar introduced risk assessment and showcased good practices from the People’s Republic of China and Georgia in integrating SPS functions under customs: with focus on the operationalization of SPS risk assessment and […]

Virtual Regional Workshop on Digitalization of Trade Documents in STKEC Region

To identify ways to optimize the digitalization of key documents accompanying goods transported by road or rail in Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, and Tajikistan—the Shymkent-Tashkent-Khujand Economic Corridor (STKEC) countries, including building capacity for the use of international standards and tools for practical implementation of projects. Focus will be on such documents as the entry declaration, commercial invoice, […]

CAREC Program – USAID Future Growth Initiative Webinar Series: Toward a Central Asian E-Commerce Market

Online registration for the webinar https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_iQCrWBOfTEWB00dlgTyG_w 

ADB–STDF Virtual Seminar on Good Regulatory Practices to Improve Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures

Adequate SPS measures prevent the risk of spreading diseases and harmful pests due to cross-border trade. These, in turn, protect public health, animal and plant health, and the entire agriculture value chain. It is, therefore, important for countries to maintain SPS measures that are justifiable from both scientific and economic perspectives to keep trade open […]

Regional Workshop on FTA Negotiation Capacity and Regional FTA Lessons in CAREC

The Regional Workshop on FTA Negotiation Capacity and Regional FTA Lessons in CAREC was conducted for the benefit of all CAREC member counties. It is the first event with a purpose of mobilizing high-level support to the process of preparations for negotiations of a potential CAREC FTA and assist to consensus building among the CAREC […]

ADB–WTO–Pakistan Seminar on Sanitary and Phytosanitary (SPS) Measures

Access to global markets is very important but has been undermined by inadequate and outdated sanitary and phytosanitary (SPS) measures. At the sidelines of WTO’s Trade Policy Review for Pakistan, the ADB-WTO joint webinar on 31 March to 1 April 2022 shared good regulatory practices and initiatives to enhance SPS measures in Pakistan. Mr. Javed […]

Azerbaijan’s Accession to the World Trade Organization: Stakeholders’ Seminar

ADB discussed with government stakeholders the outcome of the ex-ante assessment of Azerbaijan’s accession to the World Trade Organization. The webinar presented the outcomes of the impact assessment on Azerbaijan’s accession ADB discussed with government stakeholders the outcome of the ex-ante assessment of Azerbaijan’s accession to the World Trade Organization (WTO). In her opening remarks, […]

Liberalizing Services and Promoting Digital Services: Prospects for Enhancing Trade in CAREC Countries

Webinar discusses challenges and priorities in enhancing CAREC services trade. EARD DG M. Teresa Kho, in her opening remarks at the RCI-POD webinar on 15 March, underscored the need for deregulation and digital transformation to promote services development, expand trade, and foster economic diversification in CAREC countries. EAPF Director Emma Fan and CWRC Director Lyaziza Sabyrova shared views on opportunities for regional cooperation […]