Features

12 Things to Know in 2012: Regional Cooperation in Central Asia

In an increasingly integrated world, regional cooperation is key to the long-term prosperity of nations. Here are 12 things to know about regional cooperation in Central Asia.


Blueprint for a Stable Rice Market

ASEAN nations can help avoid world rice price shocks by reducing export restrictions, placing less emphasis on self-sufficiency, retooling Thailand's rice pledging program, and expanding coordinated rice policies with India and Pakistan, according to a series of working papers from ADB.


12 Things to Know in 2012: The New Silk Road

The thriving east-west trade that once prospered along the famed Silk Road is slowly being restored to its former glory through transport and trade links being rolled out under the Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation program. Here are 12 facts and figures on the New Silk Road.


CAREC at 10 - Connectivity and Trade for Prosperity

CAREC countries are working together to move people, goods, and vehicles across borders faster, more efficiently, and at least cost.


Getting Clean Water Flowing in Nakhchivan

Due to the isolation from the main territory of Azerbaijan, Nakhchivan faces many challenges including the provision of security, power, food and drinking water.


Road of Life

For years, the bad road stretching between the city of Gazakh in western Azerbaijan and the Georgian border has hampered the local economy.


Road to Recovery

An improved east-west corridor spreads wealth from the capital, Baku, through the countryside, as Azerbaijan develops its fledgling non-oil industrial base.