Central Asia Development Report 2026: Green Finance
Completed in 2026 as the Institute's inaugural flagship report.
Flagship report
Visual brief · Preliminary draft
Progress Report2026
A year of delivery under the CI Strategy 2026–2030 — institutional achievements and key operational activities reported to the Governing Council.
Progress reported through early August 2026, with scheduled full-year activities identified separately.
- 13
- Major research outputs
- Flagship, monitoring, research and grant-supported studies
- 21
- Capacity-building activities
- 2026 implemented and planned portfolio
- 5
- New MoUs
- ADB, CATIS, XIEG, IICA and UCA
- 80+
- CTTN platform members
- From 10 CAREC countries, as of 6 August
- 868k
- Website visitors
- 2.068 million page views, as of 7 August
- 236
- E-learning modules
- 641 videos, presentations, courses and materials
2026 flagship activities
Three defining activities of the year
Second CAREC Leadership Training Workshop
Delivered in Hangzhou, 27–31 July 2026, with Zhejiang University.
Flagship capacity activity
Second Tianshan Forum
Almaty, 2–3 November 2026 — resilient connectivity and quality investment.
Flagship forum
Chapter I · Progress outline
Key highlights for 2026
Article 10 (10) of the Inter-Governmental Agreement requires the Institute to report annually to its Governing Council on the implementation of its activities.
Commenced implementation of the CI Strategy 2026–2030 and advanced the Country Needs Assessment to identify member-country research, capacity-building and policy support needs.
Signed five new Memoranda of Understanding — with ADB on sustainable transport, CATIS, the Xinjiang Institute of Ecology and Geography (XIEG), IICA and the University of Central Asia.
Produced 13 major research outputs, including the Central Asia Development Report 2026: Green Finance (publication pending) and the CPMM Annual Report 2024.
Advanced a 21-activity capacity-building portfolio, including the delivered Second Leadership Training Workshop, spanning green finance, transport and logistics, digital transformation, connectivity, trade facilitation, climate resilience and investment promotion.
Expanded policy dialogue through Chai Talks, online dialogues and the new Investment Gateway workshop series.
Represented the Institute at the 59th ADB Annual Meeting, the NDB Annual Meeting, the CAREC Senior Officials' Meeting and other high-level forums.
Strengthened the CAREC Think Tank Network, with the 10th CAREC Think Tank Development Forum scheduled for Tashkent, 20–21 August 2026.
Maintained an active communications program across the website and digital platforms.
Chapters II–VI
Delivery across the Institute
Governance and partnership, economic monitoring and research, capacity building, knowledge management, and institutional operations.
Chapter II — Governance, Strategy and Partnership
Ongoing
Implementation of the CI Strategy 2026–2030
Operational priorities, the research agenda and capacity-building programs were aligned with the new strategic framework, prioritizing four thematic areas — trade and connectivity, environmental sustainability and green transition, digital transformation, and macroeconomic monitoring.
Ongoing
Country Needs Assessment
The CNA methodology and survey instruments were presented to National Focal Point Advisers in June 2026. As of 6 August 2026, 84 responses had been received from six CAREC countries, including 69 from government ministries and agencies. Finalization is expected by end-2026.
Ongoing
Joint Revitalization Action Plan
Implementation of the CI–ADB plan continued, strengthening governance, strategic planning, knowledge delivery, cross-division coordination and monitoring of institutional performance.
Delivered
Five new partnerships
MoUs were signed with CATIS (March), ADB on sustainable transport (May, Manila), the Xinjiang Institute of Ecology and Geography (June), IICA (July) and the University of Central Asia (August, Tashkent). Collaboration continued with AIIB, EFSD, EDB, SNAI, Zhejiang University and WFP.
Delivered
Institutional engagement
The Institute was represented at the 59th ADB Annual Meeting, the CAREC Senior Officials' Meeting, the NDB Annual Meeting and other high-level regional forums.
Ongoing
CAREC Think Tank Network
The network comprises close to 80 think tank institutions; separately, the new CTTN digital platform reached 80+ registered members from 10 CAREC countries as of 6 August. Five 2026 research grants were awarded, and the 10th CTTDF is scheduled for Tashkent on 20–21 August 2026.
Chapter III & V · Knowledge products
13 major research outputs in 2026
Flagship, monitoring, research and grant-supported studies produced in 2026, grouped by category so every number has a clear counting basis.
1Flagship report
Central Asia Development Report 2026: Green Finance
The Institute's inaugural flagship report, examining the financing needs and instruments underpinning the region's green transition.
Completed in 2026 · publication pending
1Annual monitoring report
CPMM Annual Report 2024
Corridor Performance Measurement and Monitoring reporting on trade and transport corridor efficiency across CAREC.
Published
3Economic monitoring
Quarterly Economic Monitor, Nos. 19, 20 and 21
Growth, inflation, trade, investment and the regional outlook, with country articles contributed by CTTN experts.
Published Jan, Apr and Jul 2026
1Research report
Addressing Socio-Economic Inequality: Decent Work in CAREC's Green and Digital Transitions
A research report accompanied by regional and country-level policy briefs.
Published
2Visiting fellowship
Visiting Fellows reports
“The Impact of Digital Technology on Digital Trade and Welfare: Evidence from the CAREC Region” and “Digital Financial Services and Inclusive Growth: Evidence from Selected CAREC Countries.”
Published
5CTTN research grant
CTTN Research Grants Program studies
Green finance as a catalyst for regional transition; environmental standards compliance; ESG in Kyrgyz microfinance; climate change and banking system resilience; and the geoeconomics of renewable energy via PPPs.
Published February–May 2026
Additional knowledge and dissemination outputs to 7 August 2026
Counted separately from the 13 major research outputs.
- 24
- Weekly Economic News Digest issues
- 6
- Policy briefs
- 2
- Workshop proceedings
- 14
- CTTN blog papers
- 7
- Newsletters in English, Chinese and Russian
Chapter V · Digital reach
Digital reach and e-learning
Website, social media and e-learning platform performance to 7 August 2026.
Website and social media
- 868k
- Website visitors
- 2.068m
- Page views
- 6,400
- LinkedIn followers (+13%)
- 180,471
- LinkedIn impressions
- 4,078
- WeChat followers
- 63,786+
- Weibo impressions
E-learning platform
- 236
- Digital learning modules
- 641
- Videos, presentations, courses and materials
- 15
- Bilingual English–Russian modules
- 234k
- Visits in 2026
- 58k
- Visitors in 2026