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PRC’s Xinjiang region gets $100 million ADB loan to improve roads, environment

Xinjiang, a poor region in northwest People's Republic of China (PRC), will receive a $100 million loan for urban living improvements designed to spur sustainable growth and improve the environment.

New transmission line brings stable power supply to Kabul for first time in decades

For the first time in decades, Kabul is receiving a steady supply of electricity thanks to a major new transmission line linking Afghanistan's capital with neighboring Uzbekistan.

Boost for Afghan plan to develop railway system

Afghanistan's push to develop a railway system that will spur economic growth and make the country a key transit and trade route within Asia is to receive support from the Asian Development Bank (ADB).

ADB, Pakistan outline strategic priorities in five-year plan

The Asian Development Bank and the Government of Pakistan have designed a major new strategic partnership aimed at promoting inclusive and sustainable economic growth through structural reforms and investment in the energy and infrastructure sectors.

PRC must balance transport growth with environmental sustainability, says ADB

The rapid rollout of transport infrastructure in the People's Republic of China (PRC) has been at the heart of its economic success but it now needs to place more emphasis on environmentally sustainable transport systems that can help cut the country's heavy reliance on oil, says a new publication from the Asian Development Bank (ADB).

Improved transport links help Azerbaijan on the road to recovery

A rehabilitated East-West corridor has a vital role as Azerbaijan develops a fledgling non-oil industrial base that was wrecked after markets vanished along with the disintegration of the former Soviet Union.

ADB provides $2.8M to strengthen PRC’s energy sector

The People's Republic of China's (PRC) push to make its energy sector cleaner and more efficient is to receive increased support from the Asian Development Bank (ADB)

ADB to help expand rail network in less-developed areas in western PRC

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is helping the People's Republic of China (PRC) expand its rail network in the less-developed western region.

ADB works with Afghan government to improve energy sector

Electricity will become available to a larger population of Afghanistan under a new Energy Sector Development Investment Program approved by the Asian Development Bank.

ADB supports road network development in Afghanistan

A $400 million multi-tranche financing facility (MFF) approved by the Asian Development Bank (ADB) will contribute to the Afghan Government's plan to construct about 2,900 kilometers of national roads and repair and maintain 1,500 kilometers of existing paved roads.