CAREC ministers to gather in People’s Republic of China to chart way forward for the region Ministers from 10 nations spanning the Caucasus, Central, East, and South Asia will gather on 29-31 October to discuss concrete ways to boost connectivity and cooperation in their region through to 2020.
Afghanistan connects through CAREC road and railway corridors Trains loaded with cargo have started to roll on Afghanistan’s first railway, part of an expanding transport network in the region, that is moving the country toward its potential as a crossroads for trade and commerce.
CAREC Ministerial Conference opens in People’s Republic of China The 11th Ministerial Conference on Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation (CAREC) is taking place in Wuhan, People’s Republic of China (PRC) on 29-31 October.
Tajikistan improves connectivity and increases trade with CAREC support More than 500 kilometers of regional roads in Tajikistan get support under the Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation (CAREC) Program.
Construction set to begin on Kunduz to Taluqan transmission line A ceremony to mark the start of construction on an Asian Development Bank (ADB)-funded power transmission line linking the northern Afghanistan cities of Kunduz and Taluqan has taken place at Taluqan in Takhar province.
Road safety audits can improve road safety With the People's Republic of China’s rapidly expanding road networks and a growing concern for road safety on both new and existing road projects, well-executed road safety audits can help improve road safety and reduce the number and seriousness of car accidents at a low cost to benefit ratio, says a new World Bank paper.
ADB to upgrade CAREC road in northern Tajikistan The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is providing a $100 million grant to help Tajikistan upgrade a vital road between Ayni-Panjakent and the Uzbek border in northern Tajikistan.
ADB promotes energy efficiency solutions in the People’s Republic of China The People’s Republic of China (PRC) must develop energy efficiency solutions to support its economic growth without endangering the environment, said Hamid L. Sharif, Country Director of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) for the PRC.
ADB provides $80 million to sustain urban transport in metropolitan area of Tbilisi The Asian Development Bank (ADB) signed $80 million in loan agreements with the Government of Georgia to improve the connectivity and accessibility of the Tbilisi metropolitan area. The improved infrastructure will ease chronic traffic congestion, improve the environment and road safety, and boost growth and jobs.
Key link in the road from Tajikistan to the world Tajikistan, one of the more remote and isolated countries in Asia, is becoming more accessible. The last unreconstructed part of the old highway within Tajikistan which connects Europe and Asia – part of the CAREC III corridor - will receive an upgrade thanks to investment from the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development and the Asian Development Bank.