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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.

ADB seeks Kyrgyz Republic government inputs to CAREC’s Comprehensive Action Plan

The Kyrgyz Government and Asian Development Bank (ADB) discussed the preparation of a comprehensive action plan for the Central Asian Regional Economic Cooperation (CAREC) Program, at a national workshop in Bishkek.

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.

ADB’s new program for Uzbekistan focuses on four key areas

ADB's new strategy for Uzbekistan will promote growth that benefits the country's poor while ensuring the maintenance of good governance across its entire program.

$952 million program to support Central Asia regional cooperation

ADB will substantially increase its support for regional cooperation in Central Asia over the next three years.

New loan approved to rehabilitate Dushanbe-Kyrgyz border road

ADB will help boost regional trade and cooperation in Central Asia through a $29.5 million loan that will help rehabilitate a critical part of the road linking Dushanbe, the capital of Tajikistan, to the Kyrgyz Republic.

Ministers urge more rapid integration of Central Asian economies

Ministers from Central Asian and neighboring countries agreed on a series of specific measures to accelerate economic cooperation in the fast-growing region.

Business leaders form Central-South Asia regional business roundtable

More than 40 business leaders and policymakers from Central and South Asia met on 4 November to establish a Regional Business Roundtable to expand the involvement of the business community in economic cooperation in the region.

ADB meeting paves way for new trade routes across Afghanistan

Ministers and representatives of international development agencies meet for a two-day conference that opens at ADB Headquarters in Manila to boost trade and transport cooperation within and between Central and South Asia.