Past Events

CAREC Awareness Workshop on Public-Private Partnerships (Tajikistan)

The workshop focused on the applications, structure, and implementation of public-private partnership in infrastructure development. Tajikistan government officials from various ministries and agencies attended the workshop.

CAREC Training Course on Specialized Customs Topics

The course covered selected topics that were identified in a training needs assessment conducted for the CAREC trade facilitation program at the request of the Customs Cooperation Committee in 2008.

CAREC Senior Officials’ Meeting (April 2010)

The meeting discussed progress reports on the implementation of strategies and action plans for the transport, trade facilitation, energy, and trade policy sectors; approval of the CAREC Results Framework indicators, definitions, and data collection mechanisms; and Pakistan's request for membership.

12th CAREC Trade Policy Coordinating Committee Meeting

The meeting discussed the progress on the committee's initiatives and approved a work plan for 2010–2011. Key issues for discussion included monitoring progress on the Trade Policy Strategic Action Plan and trade-related indicators for the CAREC Program Results Framework.

Second CAREC Institute Executive Leadership Development Program

Senior government officials from eight CAREC member countries developed state-of-the-art skills in five key areas critical to fostering successful regional economic cooperation.

CAREC Energy Sector Coordinating Committee Meeting (March 2010)

The ESCC discussed progress on implementing the Energy Action Plan Framework over the past 6 months and the committee's work plan for 2010-2011.

Workshop on Corridor Performance Measurement and Monitoring and CAREC Results-Based Framework

The third workshop on Corridor Performance Measurement and Monitoring (CPMM) was held to improve the quality of data collection and gather detailed feedback on preliminary findings of the 2009 3rd Quarter CPMM Report.

CAREC Federation of Carrier and Forwarder Associations Meeting (March 2010)

The meeting ratified the CFCFA Constitution, elected officials and Executive Board members, and discussed the 2010-2011 work program of the federation.

CAREC Workshop on Joint Transport and Trade Facilitation Capacity Building Framework

The workshop aimed to develop a consolidated transport and trade facilitation capacity-building framework for CAREC countries based on training needs assessments for the transport, customs, and trade logistics sectors.

First Meeting of the CAREC Regional Joint Transport and Trade Facilitation Committee

The meeting agreed to recommend to the Senior Officials' Meeting the following indicators for the trade facilitation component of the CAREC Results Framework: time taken to clear border crossings, costs incurred for border crossing clearances, speed taken to travel corridor sections, and costs incurred traveling on corridor sections.