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The Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation Program is holding its 9th Ministerial Conference as member countries take stock of a partnership that is laying the groundwork for a truly integrated and globally connected region.

ADB President Haruhiko Kuroda today praised the leaders of Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand for their strong commitment to subregional cooperation, but said the grouping now needed to deliver on its initial promise of accelerating economic development in its poorest provinces.

Partnerships and regional cooperation are critical to help stop biodiversity loss and ecosystem degradation in the Asia and Pacific region, ADB Vice-President Ursula Schaefer-Preuss said today.

ADB appointed Joji Tokeshi as the new Country Director for Tajikistan, effective 23 September 2010.

ADB is extending a loan facility of up to $800 million to Kazakhstan to upgrade roads and boost transit trade along a key Central Asia transport corridor.

Ministers from the six countries of the Greater Mekong Subregion are holding a 16th Ministerial Meeting in Ha Noi, Viet Nam on 20 August 2010 to discuss a new 10-year framework for regional cooperation.

Leading government officials from South Asia and neighboring countries are meeting in Manila this week for a second round of high level talks on regional cooperation which will take stock of progress on work done to boost trade, and to develop cross-border road corridors and energy infrastructure.

Public-private partnerships can play a vital role in unlocking Central Asia's vast economic potential, senior officials at ADB told a business forum here.

ADB President Haruhiko Kuroda today inaugurated a 75-kilometer stretch of railway line that connects the Afghan city of Mazar-e-Sharif to the country's bustling northern border with Uzbekistan.

Expanding transport, energy and trade links through regional cooperation to boost growth among the members of the Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation community was highlighted at a seminar at ADB's 43rd Annual Meeting in Tashkent.