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Policy Brief: Harnessing the Role of Technology in Promoting Safe Tourism Destinations in CAREC
Our new policy brief on harnessing the role of technology in promoting safe tourism destinations in CAREC overviews losses incurred in the industry owing to the pandemic, discusses some deep-rooted challenges, lists benefits of technology application, and provides recommendations for CAREC members, also for multilateral development partners to revive the tourism industry and enhance its experience.
DownloadWorkshop Report on Public Attitudes Towards COVID-19 Vaccination in Selected CAREC Countries
This report summarizes the discussion of the virtual workshop jointly organized by the CAREC Institute and the Public Opinion Research Institute of Kazakhstan (PORI) delivered on 12 March 2021 with the aim to share the results of the vaccination perception polls in seven CAREC countries conducted under the CAREC Institute-PORI project. It provides differences, similarities, lessons for successful vaccination campaigns, and lists potential cooperation areas among CAREC countries explored.
DownloadResearch Conference Report: COVID-19 and Potential for Economic Recovery in the CAREC Region
The March 2021 conference tried to identify means to revisit and rethink past, present, and future of CAREC in the wake of the pandemic and catalyze research on acute topics including e-commerce taxation, e-government, fintech, tourism, debt sustainability, energy sector, workforce adaptability to the new normal, and many more. This report included the analysis and policy recommendations.
DownloadCAREC Institute E-Newsletter, February 2021
In this issue, we cover the CAREC Regional Integration Index with new data and findings, give details of SPS modernization developments in CAREC, announce research grants program and research conference, also narrate about the PRC’s 14th five-year-plan and new publications on CAREC.
DownloadWorkshop Report: Modernizing SPS Measures in CAREC and Use of Digital Certification
This report provides summary of a 24 February 2021 workshop titled “Modernizing Sanitary-Phytosanitary (SPS) Measures in CAREC and Use of Digital Certification” organized jointly by the CAREC Institute and the Asian Development Bank.
DownloadCAREC Regional Integration Index (CRII)
The CAREC Institute has updated the data for the CAREC Regional Integration Index (CRII) which measures progress in regional economic cooperation and integration among the 11 member countries of the ADB-supported CAREC Program.
DownloadCAREC Institute E-Newsletter, January 2021
In this issue, we provide details of the border-crossing improvement workshop and share several other workshop reports.
DownloadWorkshop Report: Regional Improvement of Border Services
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.
DownloadWorking Paper: Financial Inclusion and Fintech in CAREC: Constraints and Prospects
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.
DownloadCAREC Institute Foundation Study: Transport and Trade Facilitation
This study presents a consolidated picture of development projects on the transport and trade facilitation sectors in the CAREC region between 2000 and 2008. It focuses on actions funded by development agencies active in the region, providing an opportunity for all parties to share information and experience about their work in the region, seek more effective ways of coordination, and explore options for further collaboration.
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