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ADB commends Uzbekistan for promoting Central Asia regional cooperation

Asian Development Bank (ADB) President Haruhiko Kuroda praised Uzbekistan for its strong support for regional cooperation, saying that improved trade and transport links will help Central Asia reap the benefits of its strategic location.

ADB officials in Central Asia to promote trade finance program

Private sector officials from the Asian Development Bank today completed a visit to Azerbaijan, Mongolia and Uzbekistan as part of ADB's push to expand its Trade Finance Facilitation Program throughout Central Asia.

Central Asian governments endorse plans to boost integration, trade

Ministers at the 8th Ministerial Conference on Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation (CAREC) endorsed two major plans to advance cooperation in the region's transport, trade and energy sectors.

ADB president calls for more investment, cooperation, to Improve CAREC trade logistics system

Efficient and cost-competitive transportation and logistics services will help governments in the Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation (CAREC) region stimulate economic activity and promote social and political cohesion, Asian Development Bank (ADB) President Haruhiko Kuroda said.

Central Asian nations gather in Ulaanbaatar for 8th CAREC Ministerial Meeting

Ministers from across Central Asia are gathering in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, for a major annual conference aimed at building transport and energy infrastructure, simplifying border and trade arrangements, and fostering closer cooperation among countries in the region.

CAREC Program adopts ambitious transport, trade, and energy Plans

Eight countries today adopted strategy documents outlining ambitious plans to deepen regional economic cooperation in transport, trade facilitation, trade policy, and energy in Central Asia and neighboring states.

CAREC countries seek trade expansion through regional cooperation

The eight countries of the Central Asian Regional Economic Cooperation (CAREC) Program agreed on a Trade Policy Strategic Action Plan (TPSAP) to expand trade through regional cooperation.

ADB providing CAREC $4.5 million to improve research and training coordination

The Asian Development Bank is providing $4.5 million to foster closer cooperation among participating countries of the Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation (CAREC) by establishing a virtual institute that will coordinate research, training, and dialogue within the regional organization.

Project Result/Case Study: Building Roads, Changing Lives

Decades of conflict destroyed much of Afghanistan's physical infrastructure, including its road network. Rehabilitation and upgrading of the country's roads and highways is improving access to markets, enabling private investment, and expanding foreign trade - all key to Afghanistan's further economic progress.

ADB extends $3M grant to facilitate trade in Central Asia

The Asian Development Bank is providing a $3 million grant to facilitate trade among member nations of the Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation as part of efforts to promote sustained economic progress across the region