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World Bank supports Afghanistan’s customs reform efforts

The World Bank approved an additional grant of $21.50 million to improve the effectiveness of customs clearance at border crossings and inland clearance depots (ICDs) in Afghanistan.

Logistics centers can become hubs of freight activity in PRC

Market-based logistics centers linking rails, flights, ships and other modes of transportation can facilitate the storage, handling, and movement of the People's Republic of China’s (PRC's) containerized freight, more effectively connecting PRC’s local markets with the rest of the world, according to a new World Bank research paper.

World Bank country manager for Tajikistan visits projects in Sughd Oblast

World Bank Country Manager for Tajikistan Patricia Veevers-Carter visited the northern Sughd Oblast of Tajikistan to discuss with local authorities and beneficiaries the progress of the World Bank Group financed projects in agriculture, health, education, social protection, transportation and private sector development.

PRC to improve rural roads and highway management with help from World Bank

Hundreds of thousands of people in Western People's Republic of China (PRC) will benefit from better rural roads and highway management with $300 million in loans approved by the World Bank Group’s Board of Executive Directors.

World Bank continues to support better roads in Georgia

The World Bank Board of Executive Directors approved an International Bank for Reconstruction and Development loan in the amount of $40 million to Georgia for the Secondary Road Asset Management Project.

Containers on rail: PRC’s next big opportunity in supply chain logistics

The transportation of containers by rail could grow substantially in the People's Republic of China, especially if the nation continues adopting the kind of operating practices and regulatory reforms that have boosted the development of the North American rail network, according to a new World Bank research paper.

World Bank invests in Tajikistan’s regional transport connectivity

The World Bank Group’s Board of Executive Directors approved an allocation of $45 million equivalent to finance the second phase of the transformative Central Asia Road Links Program, to be implemented in Tajikistan in 2015-2020.

7.6 million people in Uzbekistan will benefit from better inter-regional accessibility by railway link

The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors approved a $195 million IBRD loan for the Pap-Angren Railway Project in Uzbekistan. The project will help improve transport connectivity in the Ferghana Valley by enhancing the efficiency of transport services into and out of the Uzbekistan part of the Valley.

World Bank supports energy sector development in the Kyrgyz Republic

The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors approved a $24 million Energy Sector Development Policy Operation for the Kyrgyz Republic. The operation will support the Kyrgyz Republic’s reforms aimed at long-term energy supply reliability, through a single tranche of a highly concessional credit of $13.2 million and a grant of $10.8 million to be paid directly to the Kyrgyz budget.

World Bank supports energy sector development in the Kyrgyz Republic

The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors approved a $24 million Energy Sector Development Policy Operation for the Kyrgyz Republic.