In Almaty, Kazakhstan from December 9-10, 2022, CLDP and the WAGE (Women and Girls Empowered) Consortium held a regional conference on approaches to improve the business environment for women in Central Asia. The event reached 133 participants, including government officials and representatives from women’s business associations from each Central Asian country. The event provided a platform to strengthen dialogue between the women business associations and government representatives on efforts to remove barriers to women’s entrepreneurship in their respective countries. As a result, the Women Business Association Coalitions in Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan and women entrepreneurs from Turkmenistan signed a Memorandum of Cooperation, aiming to promote cohesion among the coalitions and strengthen cooperation among business communities in the region. This event furthered CLDP’s goal of promoting women’s economic empowerment in Central Asia and contributed to CLDP’s efforts to identify challenges and develop regional approaches for the promotion of gender inclusive trade and economic policies in Central Asia.