Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation

CAREC Publications CAREC Comprehensive Action Plan [ PDF: 1,333kb | 39 pages ]

CAREC Publications and Reports

CAREC Comprehensive Action Plan

• Strategic Framework  
• Comprehensive Action Plan [PDF: 1.9MB | 129 pages ]  

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CAREC Project Briefs

• CAREC Regional Road Corridor Improvement Project [PDF: 477kb | 2 pages ] [PDF: 475kb | 2 pages ]

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CAREC Notes

• Experience with Regional Economic Cooperation: Lessons for Central Asia (Issue No. 3, Feb. 2009) [PDF: 256kb | 12 pages ] [PDF: 303kb | 12 pages ]
• Potential Economic Impact of CAREC Corridor 1b (Issue No. 2, Nov. 2008) [PDF: 1,499kb | 8 pages ] [PDF: 1,099kb | 12 pages ]
• Role of Global Value Chains: Accessing Markets, Technology, Experience (Issue No. 1, Nov. 2007) [PDF: 269kb | 8 pages ] [PDF: 338kb | 12 pages ]

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Information Brochures

• CAREC Capacity Building [ PDF: 5.7MB | 12 pages ]
• CAREC Brochure [ PDF: 3,837kb | 12 pages ]
• Regional Assistance to Central Asia [ PDF: 82kb | 4 pages ]
• CAREC Flyer [ PDF: 844kb | 2 pages ]
• Rebuilding the Silk Road-Encouraging Economic Cooperation in Central Asia: The Role of the Asian Development Bank

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CAREC Newsletters

• January 2007 [ PDF: 314kb | 8 pages ]
• October 2006 [ PDF: 480kb | 8 pages ]
• July 2006 [ PDF: 235kb | 12 pages ]
• April 2006 [ PDF: 491kb | 8 pages ]
• January 2006 [ PDF: 568kb | 6 pages ]
• November 2005 (Special Edition) [ PDF: 156kb | 2 pages ]
• October 2005 [ PDF: 812kb | 12 pages ]
• July 2005 [ PDF: 422kb | 8 pages ]
• April 2005 [ PDF: 545kb | 8 pages ]
• January 2005 [ PDF: 258kb | 8 pages ]
• September 2004 [ PDF: 323kb | 6 pages ]

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Country Strategy Program and Status Reports

• Central Asia Regional Cooperation Strategy and Program Update, 2006-2008: Development Through Cooperation [ PDF: 872kb | 28 pages ] Printed version [ PDF: 3,501kb | 41 pages ]
• Building Partnerships for Development: Regional Cooperation Strategy and Program, 2004-2006
• Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation Member Countries: Regional Cooperation Strategy and Program (2005-2007)
• Status Report 2002 - Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation Program [ PDF: 214kb | 67 pages ]



• Country Strategy and Programs
• Azerbaijan
• People's Republic of China
• Kazakhstan
• Kyrgyz Republic
• Mongolia
• Tajikistan
• Uzbekistan

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Policy Briefs

• Central Asia in 2015: CAREC Policy Brief No.1, 2005 [ PDF: 400kb | 20 pages ]

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Studies

• Central Asia: Increasing Gains from Trade Through Regional Cooperation in Trade Policy, Transport, and Customs Transit
• Central Asia: Mapping Future Prospects to 2015 [ PDF: 1,165kb | 88 pages ]
• Trade Cooperation Between Kazakhstan and the Kyrgyz Republic

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Sector Reports

• Energy
• Central Asia: Regional Electricity Export Potential Study [ PDF: 1,985kb | 174 pages ]
• Electric Energy
• Electricity Sectors in CAREC Member Countries: A Diagnostic Review of Regulatory Approaches and Challenges
• Sector Report Update on Energy [ PDF: 98kb | 17 pages ]
• The Study on Water and Energy Nexus in Central Asia


• Transport
• Connecting Central Asia: A Road Map for Regional Cooperation
• Regional Transport Sector Roadmap [ PDF: 163kb | 7 pages ] | [ PDF: 254kb | 8 pages ] | [ PDF: 201kb | 7 pages ]
• Briefing Note on Regional Cooperation Organizations [ PDF: 147kb | 24 pages ] | [ PDF: 311kb | 23 pages ] | [ PDF: 237kb | 28 pages ]
• Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation: Harmonization and Simplification of Transport Agreements, Cross Border Documents and Transport Regulations [ PDF: 1,133kb | 50 pages ] | [ PDF: 1,377kb | 49 pages ] | [ PDF: 1,517kb | 58 pages ]
• CAREC Action Plan for Harmonizing Regional Transport Regulations and Cross-Border Agreements [ PDF: 58kb | 4 pages ] | [ PDF: 96kb | 7 pages ] | [ PDF: 111b | 5 pages ]
• Central Asia-Reassessment of the Regional Transport Sector Strategy [ PDF: 1,230kb | 116 pages ]
• Transportation Facilitation in Azerbaijan, Kyrgyz Republic, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan: Challenges and Opportunities [ PDF: 5,060kb | 58 pages ]
• Maps
• Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation in Transport [ PDF: 533kb | 1 page ]
• Regional Transport Corridors [ PDF: 537kb | 1 page ]
• Mongolia-Xinjiang Segment [ PDF: 520kb | 1 page ]
• Railway and Road Corridors Connecting CAREC Countries


• Trade Facilitation
• TIR Customs Transit System: Experiences and Initiatives of CAREC Participating Countries
• Customs Reforms and Modernization: Strategy and Experience of Thai Customs
• Trade Facilitation Program: 2005 and 2006 Update
• Risk Management Guide
• Singapore's TradeNet System
• Customs Reforms and Modernization: The Philippine Experience
• Regional Trade Facilitation and Customs Cooperation Program: Progress and Future Directions


• Trade Policy
• Cross-Border Trade within the Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation [ PDF: 485kb | 37 pages ]
• Trade Taxes in CAREC Countries [ PDF: 175kb | 17 pages ]
• Central Asia: Increasing Gains from Trade Through Regional Cooperation in Trade Policy, Transport, and Customs Transit
• EBRD's study on Beyond Borders: Reconsidering Regional Trade in Central Asia* [ PDF ]
• CAREC Trade Policy Coordinating Committee Outreach Seminar: Synthesis Paper [ PDF ]
• Regional Economic Outlook: Economic Developments, Prospects, and Policy Issues In Central Asia prepared by IMF [ PDF ]
• Support to Regional Economic Cooperation in Central Asia prepared by GTZ [ PDF ]
• CAREC Trade Policy Coordinating Committee Outreach Seminar: IMF Presentation [ PDF ]
• CAREC Trade Policy Coordinating Committee Outreach Seminar: CAREC Presentation [ PDF ]

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Conference Papers and Proceedings

• A Road to Cooperation: Ministerial Conference on Central Asia Economic Cooperation, 25-26 March 2002
• First Workshop on Economic Cooperation in Central Asia: Challenges and Opportunities in Transportation
• Rebuilding the Silk Road-Encouraging Economic Cooperation in Central Asia: The Role of the Asian Development Bank
• Regional Economic Cooperation in Central Asia
• Second Workshop on Economic Cooperation in Central Asia: Challenges and Opportunities in Energy

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ADB Review Articles

• Central Asia: Stronger Together (a special issue on Central Asia)
• Connecting Central Asia (a special issue on Central Asia)
• Shared Water Resources: Whose Water?
• Central Asia Economic Cooperation: Building Trust
• Easing Heartbreak for Central Asia's Mothers