On March 26, 2014 the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) and the Russian Foreign Trade Academy of the Ministry for Economic Development held a roundtable "Trade and Human Development in Central Asian Countries: Russia's Forms and Tools for Expert-Level Assistance." The participants discussed the advancement of trade in Central Asia in the context of the emerging Eurasian Economic Community, Customs Union and free trade area, as well as the impact of these processes on the human capital in the region.
On March 26, 2014 the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) and the Russian Foreign Trade Academy of the Ministry for Economic Development held a roundtable "Trade and Human Development in Central Asian Countries: Russia's Forms and Tools for Expert-Level Assistance." The participants discussed the advancement of trade in Central Asia in the context of the emerging Eurasian Economic Community, Customs Union and free trade area, as well as the impact of these processes on the human capital in the region.
RIAC was represented by Program Manager Elena Alekseenkova who presented RIAC's Working Paper "Assisting Development in Central Asia: Strategic Horizons of Russian Engagement". The discussion focused on opportunities for RIAC and UNDP cooperative research in human capital development in Central Asia, as well as Russia's expert-level assistance to these countries.
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On March 27, RIAC Program Manager Elena Alekseenkova attended a working meeting "Migration, Remittances and Human Development in Central Asia" at the United Nations Information Center in Moscow. Well-experienced in migration issues, RIAC and the UNDP discussed participation of Russian analysts in a paper on the subject, as well as future information and organizational cooperation during the relevant research process.
