The CAREC Institute hosted the first CAREC Think Tank Development Forum in June 2016 in Astana, Kazakhstan, with the theme of “Promoting Economic Cooperation for an Integrated Central Asia.” The Forum was successfully organized in partnership with Graduate School of Public Policy of Nazarbayev University and with support from Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Government of Kazakhstan. The Forum focused on three main themes: i) economic prospects of Central Asia, ii) necessities, opportunities and challenges of strengthening connectivity of infrastructures in Central Asian region, and iii) building a knowledge sharing network among CAREC member countries.