How to Improve Sustainable Regional Integration in CAREC Economies Developing efficient institutions and technical capacity building can strengthen regional cooperation and integration in Central Asia.
Maximizing the Potential of Central Asia’s Horticulture Exports to the PRC This study suggests policy actions for the Kyrgyz Republic, Pakistan, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan based on the export potential of selected fruits and nuts.
Analyzing Technology and Productivity Spillovers from Chinese FDIs to CAREC Countries FDI-recipient countries show positive growth in productivity but their technology gains depend on absorption capacity.
Working with Communities in Developing Nature-Based Solutions for Urban Resilience Nature-based solutions offer multiple co-benefits and are implementable at community scale.
Analyzing the Factors that Constrain Trade Efficiency in CAREC This study examines the impediments and gaps that hinder the growth of regional trade and ways to reverse declining trade efficiency.
How Pakistan's New Khanki Barrage Project Became a Driver of Change Replacing an old barrage with advanced technology vastly improved water and flood control, connectivity, and access to essential social services.
How Private Financing is Moving the Needle on Renewables in Central and West Asia PPPs in renewable energy create more investment and jobs and help bring countries closer to their sustainable goals.
Opportunities for Regional Cooperation on Low-Carbon Energy in Central Asia Strengthen regional initiatives by harnessing advances in technology, promoting cross-border technology transfer, and harmonizing policies and standards.
Developing the Trans-Caspian Transport Corridor to Increase Trade Opportunities Harmonization of transportation and customs policies will boost the corridor’s potential as an alternative trade route between Asia and Europe.
Looking after Workers’ Well-Being in an Infrastructure Project Experience from a hydropower project in Pakistan shows how construction workers’ welfare, which is usually overlooked, can be served better.