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Railway to Regional Integration

Today, as new trade routes connect landlocked Central Asia with the booming economies of South Asia and the Middle East, Afghanistan's geographic position is proving a valuable asset.

Uzbekistan Builds Afghanistan Railway

Uzbekistan's national rail company, Uzbekistan Temir Yullari (UTY), is constructing the 75-kilometer rail link between Hairatan at the border of Uzbekistan and the city of Mazar-e-Sharif in northern Afghanistan. Involvement of an Uzbek company in the project represents a vivid sample of cooperation between two CAREC member countries.

Kyrgyz Republic: Upgrade of Strategic Road Promotes Trade

Around 75 percent of the population of the Kyrgyz Republic are benefiting in some way from an upgraded road connecting the north and south of the country.

CAREC Reports Call for Improvement of Trade Logistics System

Improving transport and logistics systems of the countries under the Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation (CAREC) Program will help stimulate national economic growth and promote regional cooperation, according to seven Asian Development Bank (ADB) reports on transport and trade logistics.

ADB, Kazakhstan sign CAREC Corridor 1 loan

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Government of Kazakhstan signed a $187 million loan agreement on 3 December 2009 to reconstruct a 79 kilometer stretch of CAREC Corridor 1 linking Europe and the People's Republic of China.

Key section of CAREC corridor opened

The newly reconstructed 77-kilometer Osh–Gulcha road in southern Kyrgyz Republic aims to improve connectivity to regional and global markets, a main objective of the long-term development of the country.

Ministers endorse energy, results frameworks

Ministers at the 8th Ministerial Conference on Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation (CAREC) on 16 October endorsed two major plans to advance cooperation in the region's transport, trade and energy sectors.

New Railway to Strengthen Afghanistan Regional Links

Afghanistan’s push to develop reliable, safer, sustainable transport systems that boost growth, and increase connectivity with neighboring countries is getting support from a $165 million Asian Development Bank (ADB) grant. The funds will be used to build a 75 kilometer single line railway between Hairatan – a northern town at the border with Uzbekistan that […]

Raising Rail Safety in the People’s Republic of China

As the People's Republic of China expands its rail network and adds high-speed trains, an ADB loan is helping upgrade technology and increase security.

Preserving PRC’s Silk Road

In the People's Republic of China’s (PRC) Gansu province, cultural heritage protection was underfunded and tourism infrastructure underdeveloped. The Silk Road project is changing the province’s approach to conservation and development.