ADB to study power trade potential to Afghanistan and Pakistan ADB is providing a $3 million technical assistance grant to study the potential for regional electricity trading that would help optimize utilization of power resources in both Central and South Asia.
ADB promoting increased flow of transit and trade in Afghanistan ADB will help improve the environment for international trade and transit in Afghanistan through a grant of US$1.2 million to enhance the Government's handling of customs and trade facilitation.
ADB funding study of sustainable urban transport in Asia ADB is beginning a set of field studies of select cities around Asia to help develop blueprints for sustainable urban transport systems in the region.
ADB-funded railway modernization project completed An ADB-funded railway modernization project has recently been completed that is promoting economic growth, development of new industries and businesses, regional linkages, and more productive use of natural and agricultural resources in Uzbekistan.
Grant of $7 million to support renewable energy in rural Mongolia approved This will help finance the Renewable Energy for Rural Electricity Access Project, which will assist the country to provide electricity for herders and rural people who do not have access to the main power grid.
East-West rail to create jobs and opportunities in remote areas of the PRC ADB is lending $300 million to help build a 944-kilometer railway line that will promote economic growth in the less developed interior regions of the People's Republic of China (PRC).
Ministers adopt action plan to accelerate regional cooperation in Central Asia Ministers from eight Central Asian and neighboring countries adopted a Comprehensive Action Plan to strengthen the momentum and increase the benefits of regional cooperation.
Business leaders call for greater role in the development of Central Asia More than 200 business leaders and policymakers gathered for the Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation (CAREC) Business Development Forum (BDF), exploring the vast opportunities for private and public sectors to enter into partnerships for development.
Promoting stronger private-public sector ties for Central Asian development Business leaders from all over Central Asia will gather in a two-day forum to discuss opportunities for encouraging partnerships between private and public sectors in support of regional cooperation initiatives.
Reducing pollution in PRC’s Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region A $120 million loan will help reduce environmental pollution to improve the quality of life for about 2.2 million people in Wuhai and Bayannur municipalities in the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, the People's Republic of China (PRC).
