Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation Program
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The Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation (CAREC) Program is a program established in 1997 by the Asian Development Bank (ADB) to encourage economic cooperation among countries in Central Asia and nearby parts of Transcaucasia and South Asia.
Company typeEconomic corridor
Founded1997
Headquarters,
Area served
Afghanistan, Azerbaijan, People’s Republic of China, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyz Republic, Mongolia, Pakistan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan| Company type | Economic corridor |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1997 |
| Headquarters | , |
Area served | Afghanistan, Azerbaijan, People’s Republic of China, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyz Republic, Mongolia, Pakistan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan |
| Parent | Asian Development Bank |
| Website | www |
CAREC Member countries

The 11 CAREC Member countries are:[1]
Multilateral Institution Partners
CAREC has seven multilateral institutions partners:[2]
Ministerial Conferences
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]