Projects List

Baku to Samur

The proposed project will upgrade and rehabilitate a 60 km section of road, from Sumgait to Zarat, which is located on the main north–south route from Baku to Samur, which is located at the Russian border.

Capacity Strengthening of the Civil Aviation Sector

The technical assistance (TA) helps to upgrade the air safety oversight and improve financial governance of airport operations in Afghanistan.

Power Rehabilitation, Phase II

The project preparatory technical assistance (TA) will prepare the ensuing investment project, which aims to rehabilitate and upgrade the existing facilities in southern Tajikistan, covering generation, transmission, and distribution.

Emergency Transport Rehabilitation Project, Supplemental Grant

The project aims to facilitate the country's economic and social recovery through improved physical access to goods, markets, and administrative and social services.

Transport Sector Development Strategy

The technical assistance aims to improve transport sector performance in Azerbaijan by assessing in detail all modes of transport and identifying strategic priorities and resources for sector development and operational needs for the medium term (2006-2016).

Power Transmission and Distribution Project

The project will improve power supply in the northern, southern, and eastern areas of Afghanistan by rehabilitating and extending power transmission and distribution systems.

Capacity Building and Strengthening Foreign Trade and Investment Promotion Institutions in Uzbekistan (Phase 1)

The Ministry of Foreign Economic Relations, Investments and Trade and UNDP have been promoting investment in Uzbekistan through their joint project. The project has produced the Investment Guide to Uzbekistan which is complemented by the Catalogue of Investment Opportunities in Uzbekistan and the Cost of Doing Business in Uzbekistan.

Inner Mongolia Highway and Trade Corridor Project

The main objective of the (People's Republic of) China (PRC)–Inner Mongolia Highway and Trade Corridor Project is to sustain and promote the development of cross-border trade between PRC, Russia, and Mongolia by improving transport infrastructure and logistics.

Implementation of the Corporate Plan of the Road Transport Services Department

The technical cooperation of EBRD provides support in the implementation of the corporate plan of Azerbaijan's Road Transport Services Department.

Silk Road Program: Capacity Building for Regional Cooperation and Development

Silk Road Area Development Programme Phase I established a framework for regional cooperation between the Central Asian countries of Kazakhstan, the Kyrgyz Republic, People’s Republic of China, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan, through the setting up of National Coordination Mechanisms and through practical working-level activities.

Cross-Border Trade and Transport Facilitation

The goal of the technical assistance (TA) was to promote economic growth and reduce poverty in Afghanistan by enhancing cross-border and transit trade with neighboring countries.

Formulating and Implementing an Intergovernmental Agreement of the SCO Member States on Facilitation of International Road Transport

To promote transport, trade, and tourism among the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) member countries, the technical assistance helps formulate and implement an intergovernmental agreement to facilitate international road transport.

Capacity Building on Selected WTO and Doha Development Agenda Issues

The technical assistance will promote the full integration of ADB DMCs into the WTO multilateral trading system. It will assist in increasing awareness and expertise of senior officials responsible for WTO and Doha Round issues.

Andkhoy–Qaisar Road Project

The project includes reconstruction and improvement of the 210-kilometer Andkhoy–Qaisar section of the national primary ring road, installation of toll facilities including toll plazas and weighing machines for newly improved primary roads in Afghanistan, and project management support to the Ministry of Public Works.

MONGOLIA: Formulating a Transport Strategy (2005–2015)

The technical assistance aims to improve transport performance to facilitate sustainable economic growth and poverty reduction in Mongolia by helping the government formulate a transport strategy for 2005-2015.

Regional Trade Facilitation and Customs Cooperation Program, Phase II

The purpose of this regional technical assistance was to continue work initiated under TA 6058-REG by supporting Phase II of the Regional Trade Facilitation and Customs Cooperation Program (RTFCCP), the broad goal of which was to facilitate trade among CAREC countries (and between CAREC and the rest of the world) by developing simplified and harmonized customs legal frameworks and trade procedures.

Wind Power Market Development Initiative

The project has achieved substantial progress on realizing its objective to reduce Kazakhstan’s greenhouse gas emissions by facilitating the sustainable development of the wind energy market in the country.

TSA Air Fleet Upgrade Project

The project will help increase capacity of the aviation industry of Tajikistan and promote closer economic links with the rest of the world, and enhance labor mobility and exchange of goods and services.

Capacity Building and Institutional Strengthening for Customs Modernization and Infrastructure Development (Kyrgyz Republic Component)

The technical assistance was a continuation of ADB’s support for customs reforms and modernization following the 2002 launch of the Regional Trade Facilitation and Customs Cooperation Program (RTFCCP). During the initial phase of the RFTCCP, ADB supported the strengthening of legal and regulatory framework and the operational efficiency of customs organizations through a program loan and a regional TA.

Capacity Building and Institutional Strengthening for Customs Modernization and Infrastructure Development (Tajikistan Component)

This advisory technical assistance (TA) was a continuation of ADB support for customs reform and modernization for Tajikistan following the launch of the Regional Trade Facilitation and Customs Cooperation Program in December 2002 under the CAREC Program.