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[VIDEO POSTED] CACI Online Forum: The Blue Dot Network: The US Response to BRI?
The Blue Dot Network: The US Response to BRI?
The "Blue Dot Network," was formally announced on November 4, 2019 at the Indo-Pacific Business Forum in Bangkok, Thailand on the sidelines of the 35th ASEAN Summit. It is led by the U.S. International Development Finance Corporation, Japan Bank for International Cooperation, and Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade of Australia. The BDN is a global initiative to connect different regional and global transportation hubs to facilitate trade and transit. Some have seen it as Washington's response to China's Belt and Road.
Our guest speaker Dr. Kaush Arha, Senior Adviser, Strategic Engagement, USAID, and CACI experts discussed this initiative and its potential impact on Central Asia and the Caucasus.
This discussion was Moderated by: S. Frederick Starr, Chairman, Central Asia-Caucasus Institute.
When: Tuesday, October 27, 2020 at 11:30 am EDT
The event was streamed on the CACI Facebook page and also available on Youtube.
[VIDEO POSTED] CAMCA Forum Event: Kyrgyzstan - Plenty of Symptoms, but What's the Disease and How to cure it?
Kyrgyzstan - Plenty of Symptoms, but What's the Disease and How to Cure it?
A joint event of the Central Asia-Caucasus Institute, the CAMCA Network and Rumsfeld Foundation
Moderator :
- S. Frederick Starr, Chairman, Central Asia-Caucasus Institute
Speakers:
- Azim Azimov, Founder and CEO of Media Kitchen; Political Commentator; CAMCA Network Member
- Dr. Almazbek Beishenaliev, Minister of Education and Science of the Kyrgyz Republic; Director of the Regional Institute of Central Asia in Bishkek; CAMCA Network Member
- Zarina Chekirbaeva, Candidate for the Parliament of the Kyrgyz Republic from “Bir Bol” political party; Former Executive Director of the American Chamber of Commerce in Kyrgyzstan; CAMCA Network Member
- Dr. Johan Engvall, Researcher, Swedish Defense Research Agency;Senior Research Fellow, the Central Asia-Caucasus Institute & Silk Road Studies Program
- Talant Sultanov, Founder and the Chair of the Kyrgyz Chapter of the Internet Society; Expert at the Center for Strategic Initiatives in Bishkek; CAMCA Network Member
When: Wednesday, October 21, 2020 at 10am EDT
The event was live-streamed on the CACI Facebook page and is now available on Youtube.
[VIDEO POSTED] CACI Online Forum: America's New Strategy for Central Asia: Is it Happening? With Lisa Curtis, Senior Director, National Security Council
America's New Strategy for Central Asia: Is it Happening?
In February 2020, the U.S. released a new Strategy for Central Asia, subtitled “Advancing Sovereignty and Economic Prosperity.” Since then, the world has changed. How is this Strategy being implemented? This Central Asia-Caucasus Institute Forum discussion will focus on the concrete steps to implement America’s Strategy towards Central Asia.
Our guest speaker Lisa Curtis, Deputy Assistant to the President and Senior Director for South and Central Asia at the National Security Council, The White House, discussed initiatives undertaken as part of the new strategy.
This discussion was Moderated by: S. Frederick Starr, Chairman, Central Asia-Caucasus Institute.
When: Friday, October 16, 2020 at 10am EDT
The event was live-streamed on the CACI Facebook page and is now availabile on Youtube.
[Video Posted] CAMCA Forum Event: Developing Capital Market and Regional Funding Institutions in CAMCA: Important Tool for Post Covid-19 Recovery
Developing Capital Market and Regional Funding Institutions in CAMCA: Important Tool for Post Covid-19 Recovery
A joint event of the Central Asia-Caucasus Institute, the CAMCA Network and Rumsfeld Foundation
The post Covid-19 economic recovery should be driven by private sector development, and the process will require significant funding sources from different private sources. What are the regional potential sources of funding? What government policies could facilitate enhancement of these funding institutions? What are the opportunities for the foreign private funding institutions to join forces with the regional Players?
Moderator:
- Dr. Mamuka Tsereteli, Senior Fellow, Central Asia-Caucasus Institute
Speakers:
- Baurzhan Bektemirov, Chief Economist, Astana International Financial Center (AIFC) and Member of the Management Board of AIFC Authority
- Atabek Nazirov, Chairman, Capital Market Development Agency of Uzbekistan
- Nika Kurdiani, Deputy CEO, TBC Bank, Georgia
- Abdullo Kurbanov, Co-Founder and Chairman of the Board of Alif Capital, Tajikistan, CAMCA Network Member
- Irmuun Demberel, Vice President of the Mongolian Economic Cooperation Confederation, CAMCA Network Member
When: Wednesday, October 14, 2020 at 10am EDT
The event was livestreamed on the CAMCA Regional Forum Facebook Page and is also available down below
