Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation Program

The Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation (CAREC) Program is a program established in 1997 by the Asian Development Bank (ADB) to encourage economic cooperation among countries in Central Asia and nearby parts of Transcaucasia and South Asia.

CAREC Member countries

The 11 CAREC Member countries are:

Multilateral Institution Partners

CAREC has seven multilateral institutions partners:

• Asian Development Bank (ADB). ADB serves as the CAREC Secretariat.
• Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB)
• European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD)
• International Monetary Fund (IMF)
• Islamic Development Bank (IsDB)
• United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
• World Bank

Ministerial Conferences

CAREC holds an annual ministerial conference.

• 2011 – Baku, Azerbaijan
• 2012 – Wuhan, People's Republic of China
• 2013 – Astana, Kazakhstan
• 2014 – Bishkek, Kyrgyz Republic
• 2015 – Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
• 2016 – Islamabad, Pakistan
• 2017 – Dushanbe, Tajikistan
• 2018 - Ashgabat, Turkmenistan
• 2019 - Tashkent, Uzbekistan
• 2020 - Virtual Meeting
• 2021 - Virtual Meeting
• 2022 - Virtual Meeting
• 2023 - Tbilisi, Georgia

See also

• Quadrilateral Traffic in Transit Agreement
• Khyber Pass Economic Corridor

References

External links

• CAREC Program
• CAREC Program at the Asian Development Bank
• CAREC 2030: Connecting the Region for Shared and Sustainable Development
• The Almaty–Bishkek Economic Corridor
• From Landlocked to Linked In: The Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation Program
• Unlocking the Potential of Railways: A Railway Strategy for CAREC (2017–2030)
• Safely Connected: A Regional Road Safety Strategy for CAREC Countries (2017–2030)