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Central Asia and the New Silk Road: 12 Things to Know

The thriving east-west trade that once prospered along the famed Silk Road is slowly being restored to its former glory through transport and trade links being rolled out under the Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation program. Here are 12 facts and figures on the New Silk Road.

Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region Gets $200 Million Loan for a New Railway Line

The People’s Republic of China (PRC) will receive a $200 million loan from the World Bank to help finance construction of the Zhangjiakou–Huhehaote (ZhangHu) Railway in Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region (Inner Mongolia).

Mongolia secures road investment program, driving growth and development

Mongolia has secured a road investment program loan from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) for road improvement: the Western Regional Road Corridor Investment Program will provide transport accessibility between district centers and the western regional road, reducing the region’s isolation and driving development in one of the country’s poorest areas.

Uzbekistan Receives $100 Million ADB Loan for Railway Electrification

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) will provide a $100 million loan to Uzbekistan to finance electrification of a 140-kilometer stretch of railway between Marakand in Samarkand Province and Karshi in Kashkadarya Province.

Hairatan-Mazar-e-Sharif railway opens, highlights country-to-country cooperation

After a trial 75-kilometer journey, a train running from Hairatan at the border of Uzbekistan arrived at Afghanistan’s newly built Naibabad Station in the city of Mazar-e-Sharif on 21 December 2011. Although the seven-carriage train carried no cargo, it brought great opportunity for increased trade and cooperation between Afghanistan and its neighbors in Central Asia.

ADB pledges $4.7 billion to CAREC 2020

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has allocated $4.7 billion over the next 3 years to support the new 10-year strategy for the Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation (CAREC) Program or CAREC 2020, and its goals of trade expansion and improved competitiveness.

CAREC at 10: Connectivity and Trade for Prosperity

The thriving east–west trade that once spanned Central Eurasia along the famed Silk Road is being restored to its former glory thanks to growing transport and trade links being rolled out under the Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation (CAREC) Program.

Central Asia Economy and Regional Trade

The thriving east-west trade that once spanned Central Eurasia along the famed Silk Road may soon be restored to its former glory thanks to growing transport and trade links being rolled out under the Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation (CAREC) program.

Roads and Overland Travel Between Azerbaijan and Georgia

ADB's funding of the rehabilitation of the 35 kilometer stretch highway between Gazakh and Georgia border has led to enormous changes in the area.

CAREC highway linking Kyrgyz Republic and PRC gets $55 million ADB loan

A third highway project along the 539-kilometer (km) stretch of CAREC Corridor 1 from the Kyrgyz Republic’s capital Bishkek to Torugart, near the boundary of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region of the People's Republic of China (PRC), will receive a $55 million loan from the Asian Development Bank (ADB).