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CAREC Corridor 3 Road Project Gets $120 million ADB grant

The road is part of the Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation (CAREC) Corridor 3 that spans almost 7,000 kilometers from the Russian Federation in the north to the Persian Gulf in the south.

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.

ADB to Help Uzbekistan Build Efficient and Clean Power Plant

The Asian Development Bank's (ADB) Board of Directors on Tuesday approved financing totaling $350 million to improve energy security and energy efficiency in Uzbekistan.

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.

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.