Publications

In this issue, we provide details of the border-crossing improvement workshop and share several other workshop reports.

This workshop report summarizes contents of the virtual workshop conducted during 14-22 January 2021 by the CAREC Institute and ADB on the topic of border crossing improvement with participation of project managers of the ADB-funded projects and international development partners who shared lessons of border improvement projects and relevant acute topics with other CAREC representatives.

In a new working paper on financial inclusion and fintech in CAREC, our staff discuss financial inclusion as an imperative to achieving economic growth in a globalized market, and as an essential element to accomplish important objectives, such as poverty alleviation, anti-corruption measures, employment, social equity, and wealth redistribution.

His study takes stock of the 11 CAREC countries’ agriculture systems and identifies gaps as well as areas for regionwide cooperation and collaboration both in terms of policies and programs.

CAREC Institute E-Newsletter for Dec 2019

This policy brief emerged from a joint workshop by the CAREC Institute and the Asian Development Bank Institute (ADBI) on the topic of comparison of economic integration in Asia and Europe on 30-31 July 2019 in Tbilisi, Georgia.

This policy brief emerged from a joint workshop organized by the CAREC Institute, the Asian Development Bank Institute (ADBI), and the American University of Central Asia, on the topic of reforming state-owned enterprises (SOE) in Central Asia during 26-27 September 2019 in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan.

Under the CAREC Think Tanks Network (CTTN), the CAREC Institute has launched the Research Grants Program in May 2019 to support scholars and researchers from members of the CTTN to produce targeted knowledge products which would add to the body of knowledge on regional cooperation in CAREC.

The working paper on the CAREC Regional Integration Index (CRII) includes the index analysis, interpretation, and policy recommendations.

This paper summarizes proceedings of the policy dialogue held by the CAREC Institute Governing Council in Almaty, Kazakhstan on 29 November 2019.

The proceedings of the workshop on reforming state-owned enterprises (SOEs) summarizes contents of the September 2019 event organized jointly by the CAREC Institute and the ADB Institute.

The working paper titled “Regional Value Chains in CAREC: The Case of Kyrgyzstan Garment Industry” explores the role of Regional Value Chains (RVC) in promoting regional integration which is understood as a strategy that promotes the benefits of collective and collaborative activities among member countries through economies of scale, more vigorous intra-regional trade, expansion of markets, shared information platforms for exchange, and harmonized frameworks for social and economic interaction.