Dangerous, Gravel Road that Was Hindering Kazakhstan’s Trade with the World A single, critical roadway was hobbling Kazakhstan’s efforts to expand trade with Asia and Europe – that is changing.
ADB Cites CAREC Role in Regional Economic Cooperation at Astana forum ADB CWTC Director Xiaohong Yang met with Kazakhstan First Vice Minister of Investment and Development, Zhenis Kassymbek, in Astana to discuss ADB's ongoing support in transport and future partnership opportunities.
Uzbekistan Railway Project to be Completed Ahead of Schedule The CAREC Corridor 6 (Marakand-Karshi) Railway Electrification Project is likely to be completed ahead of schedule, according to a midterm review conducted by the Asian Development Bank.
Upgraded Tajikistan Road Improves Access to Markets An ADB-supported project has upgraded a key transport corridor in landlocked Tajikistan, giving businesses and residents better access to services and distant markets.
Natural Gas for Multimodal Transport in the People’s Republic of China Although industrial emissions have stabilized in the past few years, a rapid increase in vehicular traffic volumes in the People’s Republic of China has created a new threat in the form of vehicle and vessel emissions.
Azerbaijan’s Railroads: The Missing Link? With support from the World Bank, and for the first time in 30 years, Azerbaijan is investing heavily in its railroads.
Road Project Opens Pakistan Valley to Tourists Restoring a vital road damaged by the 2005 earthquake boosts tourism and opens livelihood opportunities in Pakistan’s Neelum Valley.
ADB approves additional financing for Bishkek-Torugart road The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved $15 million in additional financing for the reconstruction of the remaining 60-kilometer (km) section of the Bishkek-Torugart road.
Almaty, Kazakhstan, and Bishkek, Kyrgyz Republic, to develop first CAREC economic corridor Almaty and Bishkek will work together to identify physical infrastructure, policy and institutional initiatives, and market opportunities for development of the economic corridor.
Second Trade and Transport Facilitation Project The project aims to improve performance of trade and transport logistics by facilitating the implementation of the National Trade Corridor Improvement Program and the simplification and modernization of Pakistan's international trade practices and procedures.
