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First Cross-Border Transport Agreement Signed under CAREC

The Kyrgyz Republic’s Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Transport and Communications Kubanychbek Mamaev and Tajikistan’s Minister of Transport and Communications Olimjon Boboev signed the first cross-border transport agreement (CBTA) under the Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation (CAREC) Program.

A Perfect 10 for CAREC

As the Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation (CAREC) Program prepares for its next decade of regional cooperation, Ministers at the 9th Ministerial Conference in Cebu, Philippines welcomed the accession of two new members - Turkmenistan and Pakistan - increasing the Program’s member countries from 8 to 10.

Central Asia Atlas of Natural Resources

Central Asia—the region made up of Kazakhstan, the Kyrgyz Republic, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan—is a vast land mass separating the countries of Eastern Europe and the Caucasus from East and South Asia. It is a region rich in natural resources, including oil and gas, and has a surprising variety of animals and plants.

CAREC Corridor 2 Road Project Gets $600 Million ADB Funding

The Uzbekistan road section of the A380 highway, which forms part of the Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation (CAREC) Program's Corridor 2, is getting support from a $600 million Asian Development Bank (ADB) multitranche financing facility.

New Road Cuts Travel Time to Tajikistan Capital

Thanks to a new concrete and asphalt road from their village to the capital, residents of Obi Garm can travel to Dushanbe in half the time as in years past.

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.