Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation

The Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation (CAREC) program was established in 1996 by the Asian Development Bank and upgraded to ministerial level in 2002. It has grown into a major mechanism for economic cooperation in Central Asia, with an institutional framework of the Ministerial Conference, the Senior Officials Meeting, coordinating committees in priority areas, and regional business roundtables.

CAREC envisions accelerated growth and poverty reduction through cooperation among member countries in transport, trade, energy and other key sectors.

CAREC countries include Afghanistan, Azerbaijan, China, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia, Pakistan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan.

The World Bank, International Monetary Fund, United Nations Development Program, Asian Development Bank, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, Islamic Development Bank, and some bilateral assistance organizations in developed countries have supported projects as partners under the CAREC program.

中亞區(qū)域經(jīng)濟合作

中亞區(qū)域經(jīng)濟合作于1996年由亞洲開發(fā)銀行發(fā)起成立，2002年提升為部長級合作，已建立起以部長會議、高官會議、行業(yè)協(xié)調(diào)委員會和區(qū)域工商圓桌會議為主的合作協(xié)調(diào)機制，是中亞區(qū)域重要的經(jīng)濟合作機制之一。其宗旨是以合作謀發(fā)展，通過促進交通運輸、貿(mào)易、能源和其他重要領(lǐng)域的區(qū)域合作，促進成員國經(jīng)濟社會發(fā)展，減少貧困?，F(xiàn)有成員包括中國、阿富汗、阿塞拜疆、巴基斯坦、蒙古國、哈薩克斯坦、吉爾吉斯斯坦、塔吉克斯坦、土庫曼斯坦、烏茲別克斯坦和 2016年加入的格魯吉亞。世界銀行、國際貨幣基金組織、聯(lián)合國開發(fā)計劃署、亞洲開發(fā)銀行、歐洲復(fù)興開發(fā)銀行、伊斯蘭開發(fā)銀行6個國際組織，以及一些發(fā)達國家的雙邊援助機構(gòu)作為發(fā)展伙伴也參與了該框架下的合作。