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ADB to support dairy sector in Tajikistan

DUSHANBE (TCA) — Preparatory work has begun for a proposed project to improve food security in Tajikistan by boosting dairy production while making the industry more resilient to climate change, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) country office in Tajikistan said. Continue reading

ADB to help improve infrastructure, investment climate, food security in Tajikistan

DUSHANBE (TCA) — The Asian Development Bank’s (ADB) updated 2017 to 2019 country program for Tajikistan focuses on supporting energy and road development, improving food security, strengthening investment climate, inclusive health, and sustainable urban infrastructure, ADB’s country office in Tajikistan said on January 18. Continue reading

ADB, Kyrgyzstan sign agreement to complete Toktogul hydro plant upgrade

BISHKEK (TCA) — The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Government of the Kyrgyz Republic have signed the loan agreement for the third and final phase of support to rehabilitate the Toktogul hydropower plant and increase the reliability of the national and regional power systems, ADB’s Country Office said on December 13. Continue reading

ADB to upgrade highways, improve road safety in Kashkadarya, Uzbekistan

TASHKENT (TCA) — The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a $198 million loan to help upgrade and widen 77 kilometers of the existing Karshi-Shakhrisabz-Kitab highway in Kashkadarya province, southeast of Uzbekistan, to improve tourism, mobility, as well as domestic and international trade, ADB’s Country Office said. Continue reading

ADB financing to expand Azeri gas field, help create alternative for Caspian gas supply to Europe

BAKU (TCA) — The Asian Development Bank (ADB) on December 7 said it will provide $1 billion in private and public sector assistance to expand Azerbaijan’s Shah Deniz II, one of the world’s largest gas fields. The move would become the first step in creating an alternative for gas deliveries to Europe from the Caspian region. Continue reading

ADB and Kyrgyzstan sign agreement for North-South road rehabilitation

BISHKEK (TCA) — The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Government of the Kyrgyz Republic on December 1 signed the financing agreement amounting to $95.1 million to rehabilitate a section of the North-South Alternate Road Corridor in Kyrgyzstan, ADB’s Country Office said. Continue reading