11th CAREC Transport Sector Coordinating Committee Meeting Transport sector representatives attended the meeting to review the implementation of the CAREC Transport and Trade Facilitation Strategy and Action Plan, the refined list of medium-term priority transport projects, and concept paper for the proposed midterm review of the CAREC Transport and Trade Facilitation Strategy and Action Plan.
Second Seminar on World Trade Organization Accession: Services Liberalization and the WTO The seminar, sponsored by the World Bank Institute, discussed the key features of the WTO's General Agreement on Trade in Services and sectoral aspects focusing on relevant sectors for the CAREC countries.
CAREC 2020 National Workshop: Turkmenistan Government officials from the following ministries -- Economy and Development, Railway Transport, Energy and Industry, Finance, and Trade and Foreign Economic Relations -- attended Turkmenistan's National Workshop on CAREC 2020.
ADB–ESCAP Capacity Building Workshop on Single-Window Implementation The workshop raised awareness of and trained managerial-level stakeholders from member countries of Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation (CAREC) and South Asia Subregional Economic Cooperation (SASEC) on implementing a single window.
First Seminar on World Trade Organization Accession: Recent Developments in the Multilateral Trading System in the Agriculture Sector The first seminar under the CAREC World Trade Organization (WTO) Accession Knowledge Sharing Program aimed to build capacity to facilitate WTO accession in relevant CAREC countries on agriculture-related issues, and to improve the general institutional environment for trade.
CAREC Federation of Carrier and Forwarder Associations Logistics Training (November 2011) The 3-day training aimed to raise the level of professionalism, efficiency, and management skills of carriers, freight forwarders, and logistics companies in the region.
CAREC Development Partners’ Forum The CAREC Development Partners' Forum brought together ministers and senior representatives of development agencies, including CAREC's multilateral institution (MI) partners, to discuss the goals and aspirations of the CAREC Program over the coming decade, as CAREC 2020 is implemented.
10th CAREC Ministerial Conference Participants endorsed CAREC's new strategic framework, CAREC 2020, that will guide the program over the next 10 years toward expanded trade and increased competitiveness of all CAREC countries.
CAREC Senior Officials’ Meeting (November 2011) Senior government officials of the 10 CAREC countries, together with multilateral institution partners, discussed items for the consideration of the 10th Ministerial Conference, including the final draft of the CAREC 2020 Strategic Framework.
15th CAREC Trade Policy Coordinating Committee Meeting The meeting presented the trade and trade policy of the new CAREC members—Pakistan and Turkmenistan—and the impact of the Customs Union on the Kyrgyz Republic and Tajikistan.
