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Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation (CAREC) Program

Company type	Economic corridor
Founded	1997; 28 years ago (1997)
Headquarters	Mandaluyong,Metro Manila , Philippines
Area served	Afghanistan,Azerbaijan,People’s Republic of China,Georgia,Kazakhstan,Kyrgyz Republic,Mongolia,Pakistan,Tajikistan,Turkmenistan, andUzbekistan
Parent	Asian Development Bank
Website	www.carecprogram.org

TheCentral Asia Regional Economic Cooperation (CAREC) Program is a program established in 1997 by theAsian Development Bank (ADB) to encourage economic cooperation among countries inCentral Asia and nearby parts ofTranscaucasia andSouth Asia.

The 11 CAREC Member countries are:^[1]

• Afghanistan
• Azerbaijan
• China
• Georgia
• Kazakhstan
• Kyrgyz Republic
• Mongolia
• Pakistan
• Tajikistan
• Turkmenistan
• Uzbekistan

CAREC has seven multilateral institutions partners:^[2]

• 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

CAREC holds an annual ministerial conference.^[3]

• 2011 – Baku, Azerbaijan^[4]
• 2012 – Wuhan, People's Republic of China^[5]
• 2013 – Astana, Kazakhstan^[6]
• 2014 – Bishkek, Kyrgyz Republic^[7]
• 2015 – Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia^[8]
• 2016 – Islamabad, Pakistan^[9]
• 2017 – Dushanbe, Tajikistan^[10]
• 2018 - Ashgabat, Turkmenistan^[11]
• 2019 - Tashkent, Uzbekistan^[12]
• 2020 - Virtual Meeting^[13]
• 2021 - Virtual Meeting^[14]
• 2022 - Virtual Meeting^[15]
• 2023 - Tbilisi, Georgia^[16]

• Quadrilateral Traffic in Transit Agreement
• Khyber Pass Economic Corridor

• 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)

• Central Asia
• International economic organizations
• International organizations based in Asia
• Organizations based in Manila
• Political organizations established in 1997
• 1997 establishments in Asia
• Multilateral relations of China
• Multilateral relations of Georgia
• Multilateral relations of Kazakhstan
• Multilateral relations of Pakistan
• Azerbaijan–China relations
• Azerbaijan–Georgia (country) relations
• Azerbaijan–Kazakhstan relations
• Azerbaijan–Kyrgyzstan relations
• Azerbaijan–Mongolia relations
• Azerbaijan–Pakistan relations
• Azerbaijan–Tajikistan relations
• Azerbaijan–Turkmenistan relations
• Azerbaijan–Uzbekistan relations
• China–Georgia (country) relations
• China–Kazakhstan relations
• China–Kyrgyzstan relations
• China–Mongolia relations
• China–Pakistan relations
• China–Tajikistan relations
• China–Turkmenistan relations
• China–Uzbekistan relations
• Georgia (country)–Kazakhstan relations
• Georgia (country)–Kyrgyzstan relations
• Georgia (country)–Mongolia relations
• Georgia (country)–Pakistan relations
• Georgia (country)–Tajikistan relations
• Georgia (country)–Turkmenistan relations
• Georgia (country)–Uzbekistan relations
• Kazakhstan–Kyrgyzstan relations
• Kazakhstan–Mongolia relations
• Kazakhstan–Pakistan relations
• Kazakhstan–Tajikistan relations
• Kazakhstan–Turkmenistan relations
• Kazakhstan–Uzbekistan relations
• Kyrgyzstan–Mongolia relations
• Kyrgyzstan–Pakistan relations
• Kyrgyzstan–Tajikistan relations
• Kyrgyzstan–Turkmenistan relations
• Kyrgyzstan–Uzbekistan relations
• Mongolia–Pakistan relations
• Mongolia–Tajikistan relations
• Mongolia–Turkmenistan relations
• Mongolia–Uzbekistan relations
• Pakistan–Tajikistan relations
• Pakistan–Turkmenistan relations
• Pakistan–Uzbekistan relations
• Tajikistan–Turkmenistan relations
• Tajikistan–Uzbekistan relations
• Turkmenistan–Uzbekistan relations

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