Projects List

Promoting Gender Equality in the Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation Region

Mongolia: Developing the Economic Cooperation Zone Project

Better Customs for Better Client Services in Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation Countries

Regional Improvement of Border Services Project, Additional Financing

The newly approved additional financing for the ongoing Regional Improvement of Border Services Project will further upgrade border crossing points in Bichigt, bordering the PRC in the east; and Borshoo, which borders the Russian Federation in the west.

Regional Road Development and Maintenance Project, Additional Financing

The additional financing for the Regional Road Development and Maintenance Project will rehabilitate the 118-kilometer (km) Darkhan–Altanbulag and 58-km Khuiten Valley–Arvaikheer road sections, while further enhancing the condition of the 204-km Ulaanbaatar–Darkhan road section.

Implementing the Integrated Trade Agenda in the Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation Program

Modernizing Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures to Facilitate Trade

Development of Road Safety Policy and Action Plan for Mongolia

The main objective of the technical assistance (TA) is to improve road safety management and operations to enhance quality of life and to support sustainable socioeconomic development in Mongolia. The TA is included in the Mongolia Country Operation Business Plan 2015.

Regional Improvement of Border Services

The proposed project will tackle the core problem of inefficient trade processes by rehabilitating facilities and providing modern equipment to three major border-crossing points, upgrading the Customs Automated Information System, and conducting preparatory work for the establishment of a single-window system for trade-related regulatory requirements.

Regional Upgrades of Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures for Trade Project

The project supports the improvement of Sanitary and Phytosanitary measures (SPS) in Mongolia in compliance with the World Trade Organization Agreement on the Application of SPS measures. The improvement in the SPS system is an essential prerequisite for Mongolia to increase agriculture and food trade and diversify its economy.

Regional Road Development and Maintenance Project

The technical assistance is required to help the Government of Mongolia design the Regional Road Development and Maintenance Project suitable for financing.

Building Trade Policy Capacity: Formulating an International Trade Policy

The Mongolia Interim Country Partnership Strategy emphasizes the importance of employment creation, support for agribusiness and small and medium-sized enterprises or SMEs.

Western Regional Road Corridor Development Program, Tranche 2

The program supports the development of a transport corridor that links Mongolia to the Russian Federation in the north and People's Republic of China in the south. Tranche 2 of the program includes 103.9 kilometers of paved road between Khovd and Khashaatin Davaa pass, two bridges and urban roads in Khovd, a road maintenance center, and capacity development.

Western Regional Road Corridor Development Program, Tranche I

The program will construct over 290 kilometers of roads and improve connecting local roads in Mongolia’s remote western region, build and equip road maintenance units, and provide training and capacity development.

Regional Logistics Development Project

The project will establish a multimodal transport system and equip the new terminal with modern customs and quarantine facilities. The management of the logistics facility will be contracted out to a private operator.

Regional Road Development Project, Supplementary

The supplementary loan and grant for the project covers financing cost overruns related to the construction of the remaining 62 kilometers (km) of the two-lane road section of about 430 km from Choyr to the border near Zamyn–Uud.

Regional Transport Development Project

The technical assistance final report will prepare a project loan for the second phase of the Western Regional Road Project, including the specific components to be financed by Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Government of Mongolia.

Enhancing Border Trade Services and Rules for Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (SMEs)

The purpose of the technical assistance (TA) was to address constraints and to recommend strategies for improving trade efficiency and promoting trade activities conducted by SMEs at key border crossing points along the People’s Republic of China (PRC)-Viet Nam and the PRC-Mongolia borders.

Road Database Development Using Geographic Information System

The technical assistance will upgrade the existing road database by applying a geographic information system (GIS).

Building Energy Efficiency Project

The project will contribute to the reduction of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions through the transformation of the Mongolian buildings market towards more energy-efficient building technologies and services, sustainable private house insulation and energy efficiency financing mechanisms.