Countries and Regions

Central Asian Regional Economic Cooperation
Central Asian Assistance Plan 2001-2003

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Contents

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1. Summary

2. Background and Rationale

1. The Need for Economic Cooperation in Central Asia

2. The Soviet Legacy in Infrastructure—A Connecting Thread throughout the Region

3. Present Day Borders Cross Economic Zones

4. Regional Responses to Regional Needs

3. The ADB Initiative Towards Economic Cooperation in Central Asia

1. Phase I: 1997-1998

2. Phase II: 1999-2002

4. Sector Priorities and the Proposed Program 2001-2003

1. Trade

2. Energy

3. Transportation

5. Addressing Poverty and Governance and other Cross-Cutting Concerns

1. Encouraging Poverty-Reducing Growth

2. Addressing Governance Issues and Other Cross-Cutting Issues

3. Supporting for and Involvement of the Private Sector

6. Issues and Challenges

1. Increasing Internal Resources

2. Improving Coordination with Other International Funding Agencies

3. Country Programming Integration

4. Regional Institutional Support

Appendices [ PDF: 125kb | 13 pages ]