CAREC Program

Improved Tajikistan Road Changes Lives

The travel time between Tajikistan and the Kyrgyz Republic has been reduced, which is improving access to social services and boosting trade and cooperation in Central Asia. Watch Video

Customs for Connectivity: CAREC

Secretary General of the World Customs Organization, Kunio Mikuriya, talks about the need for harmonized customs procedures and practices to boost trade connectivity and promote economic growth in the CAREC region. Watch Video

Central Asian Cross-border Trade to Get Boost from New Road

Rehabilitated roads in landlocked Tajikistan boost trade at home and with other Central Asian nations and the People’s Republic of China (PRC). Read More

Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation Program: Eleventh Ministerial Conference

Ministers from 10 nations in Central Asia gathered in Wuhan, People’s Republic of China in October 2012 to discuss concrete ways to boost connectivity and cooperation in the sub-region. Read More

Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation (CAREC) Program

The Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation, or CAREC, Program is a partnership of 10 countries (Afghanistan, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyz Republic, Mongolia, Pakistan, People's Republic of China, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan), supported by 6 multilateral institutions, working together to promote development through cooperation, leading to accelerated growth and poverty reduction.

The Program's long-term vision is Good Neighbors, Good Partners, and Good Prospects.

With the rapid economic expansion of the People's Republic of China and Japan to the east, the Russian Federation to the north, and India and Pakistan to the south, there is unprecedented opportunity for CAREC countries to emerge as a center of trade and commerce, achieve higher levels of economic growth, and reduce poverty.

CAREC helps Central Asia and its neighbors realize their significant potential by promoting regional cooperation in four priority areas: Transport; Trade Facilitation; Energy, and Trade Policy.