TREE NEWS update: The 2026 Central Asia Economic Cooperation Tianshan Forum opened on October 2 in Almaty, Kazakhstan, under the theme “Strengthening Resilient Connectivity and Promoting Quality Investment in Central Asia.” More than 300 participants, including senior government officials from CAREC member states, international organizations, private-sector and business association representatives, and think-tank experts, are discussing cooperation measures in transport, trade, logistics, energy and digital connectivity.
Central Asia Economic Cooperation Tianshan Forum Opens in Almaty
The forum's framing around "resilient connectivity" and "quality investment" signals that Central Asian governments are pitching the region as a coherent corridor rather than a set of isolated markets — a shift that matters most for cross-border logistics, energy and digital infrastructure operators, and for the international institutions backing them. The presence of private-sector and business association representatives alongside CAREC officials suggests the agenda is moving from policy dialogue toward project-level coordination. Whether that translates into concrete commitments, rather than recurring forum language, is the open question worth watching.
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