
About Ayumi Konishi
Ayumi Konishi is Director General in the East Asia Regional Department of the Asian Development Bank.Time for SMEs in CAREC to move beyond borders

One of the most daunting challenges for the countries participating in the Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation (CAREC) program is how to create decent, sustainable jobs. For far too long, many CAREC countries have relied on the capital-intensive extractives sector to drive their economic growth. However, the slowing down of the global economic growth and reduced commodity prices resulted in the substantial increase in unemployment, especially among the youth.


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