Central and West Asia

As of 31 December, the country had received 25 loans and 4 grants (including 3 from the Japan Fund for Poverty Reduction) for project financing, totaling $607 million equivalent. All loans were provided on concessional terms from the ADF. ADB also provided 65 technical assistance projects amounting to about $38 million. The transport and communications sector received the largest share of ADB assistance, and focused on rehabilitating key sections of the national road network and strengthening sector management and finance.

The Kyrgyz Republic was selected as a pilot country during the February 2003 Rome conference on harmonization. Much progress has been made among key donors in coordinating and harmonizing procurement procedures, financial management and monitoring, and sharing project implementation units. ADB has conducted country portfolio reviews jointly with other international financial institutions since 2003. A results-based joint country support strategy for 2007–2010 is being prepared with the United Kingdom’s Department for International Development, Swiss Agency for Development Cooperation, United Nations, and World Bank.