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ADB helping Central Asian gateway expand coverage

ADB is supporting the Central Asian Gateway Project to expand its coverage and strengthen efforts to build a network of research institutes in Central Asia and neighboring countries.

ADB to study power trade potential to Afghanistan and Pakistan

ADB is providing a $3 million technical assistance grant to study the potential for regional electricity trading that would help optimize utilization of power resources in both Central and South Asia.

ADB promoting increased flow of transit and trade in Afghanistan

ADB will help improve the environment for international trade and transit in Afghanistan through a grant of US$1.2 million to enhance the Government's handling of customs and trade facilitation.

ADB funding study of sustainable urban transport in Asia

ADB is beginning a set of field studies of select cities around Asia to help develop blueprints for sustainable urban transport systems in the region.

Ministers adopt action plan to accelerate regional cooperation in Central Asia

Ministers from eight Central Asian and neighboring countries adopted a Comprehensive Action Plan to strengthen the momentum and increase the benefits of regional cooperation.

Business leaders call for greater role in the development of Central Asia

More than 200 business leaders and policymakers gathered for the Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation (CAREC) Business Development Forum (BDF), exploring the vast opportunities for private and public sectors to enter into partnerships for development.

Promoting stronger private-public sector ties for Central Asian development

Business leaders from all over Central Asia will gather in a two-day forum to discuss opportunities for encouraging partnerships between private and public sectors in support of regional cooperation initiatives.

Regional cooperation in trade, transport, and transit to benefit Central Asia, says ADB report

The Central Asian republics (CARs) would reap considerable benefits from accession to the World Trade Organization (WTO) and regional cooperation in trade policy within the multilateral framework, combined with greater regional cooperation in transport and customs transit, a new ADB report says.

OP-ED: Regional co-op key to Central Asian integration

Central Asia is at a turning point, and its leaders agree that regional co-operation and integration are critical to prosperity. Its governments are making progress towards establishing a policy environment that will encourage investment and enable private sector growth. Its economies are exhibiting new levels of strength.

Central Asian states create electricity regulators’ forum

Seven countries signed a memorandum of understanding establishing a forum of electricity regulators in the Central Asia region.