Projects List

Performance-Based Road Maintenance Contract

Support to Foreign Trade and Investment Promotion in Uzbekistan, Phase 3

The project focuses on the regional and industry diversification of exports and foreign investments in Uzbekistan.

CAREC: Working with the Private Sector in Trade Facilitation (Phase 2)

The project will support the design, implementation and monitoring of key trade facilitation and private sector development activities under CAREC.

CAREC: Supporting Capacity Development Needs of CAREC 2020

The technical assistance will help meet sector capacity development needs of member countries in implementing CAREC 2020, which will support planning and implementation of their national development plans.

Midterm Review of CAREC Transport and Trade Facilitation Strategy and Implementation Action Plan

The technical assistance (TA) will contribute to expanded trade among CAREC countries and between CAREC countries and the rest of the world.

Assisting the CAREC Institute Knowledge Program, Phase 1

The technical assistance will support the research and knowledge management components of the CI under the Strategic Knowledge Framework. The TA is also in line with ADB's Strategy 2020.

Enhancing Coordination of the CAREC Program

The technical assistance is expected to contribute to an expansion in the total international trade of CAREC member countries, as envisaged in CAREC 2020's strategic objective.

Facilitating Cross-Border Transport in the CAREC Region (Phase 1)

The project will help address nonphysical barriers to the efficient cross-border movement of goods and people in the CAREC region that adversely affect the efficiency, speed, and cost of cross-border transport operations.

Takhiatash Power Plant Efficiency Improvement Project

The main objective of the technical assistance is to prepare the Takhiatash Power Plant Efficiency Improvement Project.

CAREC Corridor 3 (Bishkek–Osh Road) Improvement Project, Phase 4

The technical assistance will identify, formulate, and prepare an ensuing loan and/or grant for the CAREC Corridor 3 (Bishkek–Osh Road) Improvement Project, Phase 4.

Turkmenistan–Afghanistan–Pakistan–India (TAPI) Natural Gas Pipeline Project, Phase 3

The project will enhance energy trading between Turkmenistan, Afghanistan, Pakistan, and India.

Khujand International Airport Emergency Loan

The project includes technical assistance for the development of a master plan for the airport as well as improvements to management accounts and adoption of International Financing Reporting Standards (IFRS).

Community-Based Disaster Risk Reduction in South–East and East Kazakhstan

The project will link the initiatives of local communities to those of national disaster management authorities, allowing the national authorities to realize the strengths of local communities in disaster risk reduction (DRR).

Second Road Network Development Program

The small-scale technical assistance is in preparation to the multitranche financing facility investment program, Second Road Network Development Program.

Transport Network Development Investment Program, Tranche 2

The technical assistance (TA) will contribute to preparation of the feasibility studies for the subprojects proposed for inclusion in Tranche 2 through preparing the required social safeguards due diligence documentation.

CAREC Corridor 3 (Shymkent–Tashkent) Rehabilitation Project

The project is in preparation for the CAREC Corridor 3 (Tashkent-Shymkent Road) Rehabilitation Project.

Integrating Climate Change Risks into Water and Flood Management by Vulnerable Mountainous Communities in the Greater Caucasus Region

This project aims to reduce vulnerability of the mountain communities of the Greater Caucasus region of Azerbaijan to climate change-induced water stress and flood hazards by improving water and flood management.

Roads Improvement Project

The proposed project will contribute to reducing the country's transport costs by rehabilitating and reconstructing the Zarafshan Valley's road outlet, and improving traffic safety and technical standards for the Sayron-Karamik section of the CAREC Corridor 3.

Addressing Trade Logistics Bottlenecks and Facilitating International Trade and Transportation in Central Asia

The project is funded by the Trade Facilitation Facility, a$40 million multi-donor trust fund launched in April 2009 to help developing countries improve their competitiveness through concrete improvements in their trade facilitation systems and by reducing trade costs, with initial emphasis on Africa and low-income countries.

Afghanistan Diagnostic Trade Integration Study

A diagnostic trade integration study (DTIS) evaluates internal and external constraints on a country’s integration into the world economy, and recommends areas where technical assistance and policy actions can help the country overcome these barriers.