Railway communications for the development of trade relations of Kyrgyz Republic A joint conference was held by the Ministry of Transport and Communications and the World Bank to discuss issues of the railway sector of the Kyrgyz Republic. The aim of the event was to convene members of the expert group for the development of railway construction projects, specifically for the preparation of the proposed new rail link between the People's Republic of China and Uzbekistan through the territory of the Kyrgyz Republic.
In Mongolia, efforts underway to prevent HIV/AIDS While only a small number of people in Mongolia are infected with HIV/AIDS, ADB and the government are not taking any chances. In road projects, HIV/AIDS prevention clauses are included in the bidding and contracting documents for prospective contractors.
Kazakhstan: 7.9 million people to benefit from improved roads The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors approved a $1.068 million loan to Kazakhstan for the East-West Roads Project. The objective of the project is to increase transport efficiency along the section of the Western Europe-Western China Road Corridor within Almaty Oblast, and to modernize highway management on sections of the corridor.
World Bank and UN partners boost action on road safety The World Bank hosted the 15th UN Collaboration on Road Safety meeting in Washington, DC on April 16-17 aimed at strengthening efforts to support road safety action in the developing world ahead of a UN General Assembly debate on road safety on April 19.
New railway line to shorten travel time to Inner Mongolia The World Bank Board of Executive Directors approved a loan of $200 million to the People’s Republic of China to help finance construction of the ZhangHu Railway to improve accessibility and mobility of China’s Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region.
New railway line to shorten travel time to Inner Mongolia The World Bank Board of Executive Directors approved a loan of $200 million to the People’s Republic of China to help finance construction of the ZhangHu Railway to improve accessibility and mobility of China’s Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region.
ADB and Uzbekistan sign loan agreements worth $508 million The President of the Asian Development Bank Haruhiko Kuroda signed loan agreements on rural housing, railway electrification, electricity metering, and water supply and sanitation for a total amount of $508 million.
ADB-funded road program to spur growth, development in West Mongolia The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a financing facility of up to $170 million for road improvements along a transport corridor in western Mongolia that will help reduce the region's isolation and spur development in one of the country's poorest areas.
Development partners commit to support CAREC 2020 Ministers and senior representatives of development agencies met in Baku, Azerbaijan to discuss support for the new 10-year strategy for the Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation (CAREC) Program.
Regional cooperation on track as CAREC endorses 10-year strategy Ministers from the 10-country Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation (CAREC) Program endorsed CAREC 2020, a framework for intensified regional cooperation that promises to build on the program's first decade of achievement.
