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ADB to help Pakistan advance inclusive growth in new 2015-2019 partnership

The Asian Development Bank has approved a new country partnership strategy with Pakistan for 2015-2019 with a provisional assistance package of at least $1.2 billion a year on average, which will focus on infrastructure upgrades and institutional reforms.

EBRD approves new strategy for Tajikistan

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has approved a new country strategy which will guide its work in Tajikistan in the next four years.

ADB loan to improve urban services, connectivity in Xinjiang border area

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a $150 million loan for infrastructure and service upgrades that will help lift living standards, improve the environment, and boost trade opportunities for urban centers in the northwest Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, People’s Republic of China.

ADB $220 million aid to help Pakistan build hazard-resilient infrastructure

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved assistance of over $220 million to help Pakistan rebuild and upgrade roads, bridges and other high-priority infrastructure damaged by the devastating 2014 floods.

ADB loan to help improve urban services, environment in Akesu, Xinjiang

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a $150 million loan to conduct urgently-needed upgrades to infrastructure and services in the fast growing city of Akesu in the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region (Xinjiang), the People’s Republic of China (PRC).

ADB operations in Tajikistan remain strong

The performance of projects and programs supported by the Asian Development Bank (ADB) in Tajikistan remains strong; they have successfully helped improve people’s lives through better road connectivity and more reliable power supply.

EBRD finance brings modern trams to Kazakhstan city of Pavlodar

The EBRD is helping Pavlodar, a major city in the north-east of Kazakhstan, to modernize the tramway system that is crucial for public transportation in the city. Pavlodar, one of the oldest cities of Kazakhstan, is home to over 330,000 people and most of them use trams as their main means of transport.

ADB provides $197 million to develop highway in Balochistan

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Government of Pakistan signed a $197 million loan to upgrade a national highway in Balochistan province.

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.