The following initiatives are designed to promote stronger intra-regional trade across Asia by creating practical platforms, tools, and cooperative mechanisms that facilitate business connectivity and market access. These projects aim to enhance transparency, reduce barriers, and support collaboration among businesses, investors, and economic institutions throughout the region. By fostering innovation, information exchange, and private-sector engagement, they contribute to building a more integrated, dynamic, and resilient Asian trade ecosystem.
The BUSINESS HUB is a prestigious monthly trade journal published by AEC in English, Urdu, Persian, and Arabic, featuring trade laws, export opportunities, market analyses, economic news, and business culture. It is internationally distributed with an initial focus on Pakistan to enhance brand visibility, strengthen commercial trust, and support sustainable economic growth in Asia.
The JAHAT sessions series is a hybrid program of industry-focused consultative meetings organized by ARCO , combining in-person sessions at chambers of commerce with live Zoom connectivity to facilitate B2B negotiations, resolve trade challenges, and identify joint investment opportunities to strengthen economic cooperation between Asian countries.
The GROW project is a sustainable agricultural initiative by ARCO to create clusters of at least 20 micro-enterprises in fertile regions of Pakistan, focusing on quick-return activities such as greenhouse farming and high-value crops, supported by processing units and integrated value chains to generate employment, increase incomes, and promote regional economic growth.
Asia Plus TV is a 24/7 internet television network introduced by ARCO as a specialized platform for trade, investment, and economic cooperation in Asia, offering daily live programs including market analysis, exhibition coverage, interviews, logistics reports, and trade news across multiple channels and multilingual streaming.
The Event Hub platform is a comprehensive online hub by ARCO for discovering and registering for exhibitions, conferences, festivals, and scientific events across Asia, featuring categorized listings, dedicated event pages, organizer contacts, and a management panel for organizers, with plans to add a complementary tourism agency.
The Nexus platform (Asia Trade Nexus) is an intelligent portal developed by ARCO as a comprehensive digital ecosystem with integrated modules, a smart dashboard, mobile app, and multilingual support to facilitate bilateral trade, reduce risks, enhance transparency, and support private-sector growth and investment across West Asia.
Economic Post is an intelligent digital news platform developed as a comprehensive media ecosystem dedicated to delivering reliable business and trade news across Asia. The platform integrates a dynamic news portal, multimedia content modules, a smart editorial dashboard, mobile accessibility, and multilingual publishing to ensure timely coverage of regional economic developments.
Learn Hub is an intelligent online learning platform designed to deliver practical technical and vocational training through a comprehensive digital ecosystem. The platform integrates structured training modules, a smart learning dashboard, interactive content, and multilingual support to help individuals acquire job-ready skills, start small businesses, and successfully enter the labor market.
Job Hub is an intelligent online employment platform designed to connect job seekers with employers through a comprehensive digital ecosystem. The platform integrates advanced job-matching tools, a smart dashboard, employer and applicant profiles, and multilingual support to streamline recruitment, reduce hiring time, improve transparency, and facilitate efficient workforce placement.
