Improving Central Asia’s Climate Resilience through the Water–Agriculture–Energy Nexus The region needs to increase resource efficiency, diversify economies, and enhance cooperation to bolster adaptation and mitigation efforts.
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.
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.
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.
Bridging the Digital Divide to Widen Financial Services in Central Asia Creating an enabling environment for financial technology and innovation and building public trust are key to encouraging more people to bank.
Harnessing Technology in Promoting Safe Tourism Destinations in Central Asia Technology can help reboot the tourism sector by enabling contactless and digital transactions and mapping COVID-19 infections for disease control.
Jump-starting Aviation and Tourism in Central Asia amid COVID-19 The pandemic opens an opportunity to reset CAREC’s aviation industry through green lanes and domestic tourism, among others.
Using Satellite Images to Map Growth Areas along Transport Corridors Spatial analysis can aid planning and policy design in enhancing the economic impact of regional transport networks in Central Asia.
Mitigating Central Asia's Agricultural Losses from Climate Change Countries need to adopt new regulations and technologies to counter an estimated $66 million net welfare loss by 2040.