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Ceremony Marks Construction of Kunduz–Taluqan Power Transmission Line

A groundbreaking ceremony in Takhar province marked the start of construction of the $27.8-million power transmission line linking the northern Afghanistan cities of Kunduz and Taluqan. The transmission line is being funded by Asian Development Bank’s (ADB) $164-million grant, the first tranche of a multitranche finance facility worth $570 million under the Energy Sector Development Investment Program.

ADB Gives $100 Million Grant to Upgrade CAREC Road in Tajikistan

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is providing a $100 million grant to improve a 113-kilometer (km) road section between Ayni–Panjakent and the Uzbekistan border in northern Tajikistan. The road is part of the Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation (CAREC) Corridor 6 that spans about 10,000 km linking Europe and the Russian Federation to the Middle East and South Asia.

Tajikistan Road Heading to Turkey and Europe Gets $35 Million EBRD Loan

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has approved a sovereign loan of $35 million for the Dushanbe–Uzbekistan Border Road Improvement Project. The EBRD loan will finance the urban section of the M41 highway within Tajikistan—4.6 kilometers (km) of the highway within the capital city of Dushanbe, from the Avicenna Monument to the West Gate.

Central Asia and the New Silk Road: 12 Things to Know

The thriving east-west trade that once prospered along the famed Silk Road is slowly being restored to its former glory through transport and trade links being rolled out under the Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation program. Here are 12 facts and figures on the New Silk Road.

ADB pledges $4.7 billion to CAREC 2020

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has allocated $4.7 billion over the next 3 years to support the new 10-year strategy for the Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation (CAREC) Program or CAREC 2020, and its goals of trade expansion and improved competitiveness.

Central Asia Economy and Regional Trade

The thriving east-west trade that once spanned Central Eurasia along the famed Silk Road may soon be restored to its former glory thanks to growing transport and trade links being rolled out under the Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation (CAREC) program.

Kyrgyz Republic, Tajikistan welcome Afghanistan into cross-border transport accord

Senior officials of the Kyrgyz Republic and Tajikistan welcomed Afghanistan to their Cross-Border Transport Agreement (CBTA) at a meeting in Bangkok, Thailand, on 23–25 August 2011. Delegations of all three countries agreed on the final draft of the protocol of Afghanistan’s accession, which is expected to be signed at the 10th CAREC Ministerial Conference to be held in Baku, Azerbaijan, in November 2011.

CAREC Corridor 3 Road Project Gets $120 million ADB grant

The road is part of the Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation (CAREC) Corridor 3 that spans almost 7,000 kilometers from the Russian Federation in the north to the Persian Gulf in the south.

ADB Helps Put Tajikistan’s Switchyards on Solid Footing

ADB support helps save a sinking switchyard, and keeps energy flowing to Tajikistan's emerging businesses.

CAREC Corridor 2 Road Project Gets $600 Million ADB Funding

The Uzbekistan road section of the A380 highway, which forms part of the Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation (CAREC) Program's Corridor 2, is getting support from a $600 million Asian Development Bank (ADB) multitranche financing facility.