Projects List

Support Preparations for CAREC Business Development Forum

The intended impact of the regional technical assistance (RETA) was improved investment, trade, and transport conditions in the CAREC region resulting from the establishment of an effective forum for private sector feedback and input into CAREC.

Road Rehabilitation and Capacity Building Cluster

The Government of Afghanistan requested the Asian Development Bank (to provide technical assistanceto develop road rehabilitation projects for national highways and strengthen the capacity of the Ministry of Public Works and the Ministry of Transport.

Dushanbe–Kyrgyz Border Road Rehabilitation Project, Phase 3

The technical assistance will help enhance regional cooperation and sustainable socioeconomic development in CAREC countries by rehabilitating the regional transport corridor in Tajikistan.

Preparing the Western Regional Road Development Project

The technical assistance (TA) will assist the Government of Mongolia to prepare a western regional road development project suitable for Asian Development Bank financing by undertaking feasibility study and preliminary design.

Remittances and Poverty in Central Asia and South Caucasus

The expected outcome is improved knowledge of remittance flows and understanding of its effect on poverty in each of the Central Asian and South Caucasian countries covered by the TA, and in the region as a whole.

Xinjiang Regional Road Improvement Project

The technical assistance assists the executing agency prepare this project in upgrading the Korle-Kuche section to a 4-lane expressway, and review road issues and provide the basis for strengthening the ongoing policy dialogue with the government.

Maintenance of Regional Road Transport Corridors Project

The technical assistance aims to have more efficient regional and national road networks.

Subregional Economic Cooperation in South and Central Asia, Phase 2

The regional technical assistance (RETA) supported a series of sector meetings and Senior Official Meetings focused on development of CAREC's transport and trade strategies and action plans.

Facilitation of Transport Cooperation among CAREC Countries, Phase I

The regional technical assistance (RETA) facilitates transport cooperation among CAREC countries to achieve sustainable and inclusive economic development in the region through the Transport Sector Coordinating Committee.

East–West Highway Improvement Project

The project will help accelerate socioeconomic development in west Azerbaijan (Agstafa, Ganja, Goranboy, Khanlar, Qazakh, and Yevlakh) and strengthen regional cooperation by improving transport efficiency in the East-West Highway and selected local roads.

Building the Capacity of the Ministry of Commerce for Trade and Transit Facilitation

The technical assistance was expected to enhance the capacity of the Ministry of Commerce in trade and transit facilitation, with emphasis on negotiating and implementing actual transit agreements.

Greater Silk Road Initiative 2006

The goal of this umbrella regional technical assistance (RETA) is to promote regional economic cooperation in Central Asia. The RETA includes support for high-level policy and sector-related meetings among CAREC participating countries and their development partners.

Dushanbe–Kyrgyz Border Road Rehabilitation Project, Phase II

The project will help increase trade in Central Asia and economic growth in the Rasht Valley and Dushanbe. It will improve and create sustainable regional and national road networks.

Establishment of the CAREC Members Electricity Regulators Forum

The goal of the technical assistance (TA) is the promotion of regional trade and cooperation, private sector investment, and infrastructure development in the energy sectors in East and Central Asia by advancing regulation of the electricity sector in a harmonized fashion.

Southern Road Corridor Improvement Project (Alyat–Astara Road)

The technical assistance will prepare the Southern Road Corridor Improvement Project so that it is suitable for Asian Development Bank financing.

Capacity Building for Road Sector Institutions

The objective of the technical assistance is to upgrade the road database management and the quality control of road works in Afghanistan.

Transport Sector Strategy (2006–2020)

The technical assistance helps the Uzbekistan government prepare a transport sector strategy that will have guiding policies and investment in the transport sector (2006-2020).

Prefeasibility Study of the Western Regional Road Corridor Development

A prefeasibility study is prepared to tackle transport issues and help achieve the sector performance indicators in the Asian Development Bank's country strategy and program for Mongolia.

Qaisar-Bala Murghab Road Project

The project will assist the government to promote economic and social development and reduce poverty by rehabilitating the primary road network damaged during three decades of conflict and neglect.

Capacity Strengthening of the Civil Aviation Sector

The technical assistance (TA) helps to upgrade the air safety oversight and improve financial governance of airport operations in Afghanistan.