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Central Asia: Cooperation in Transport Sector

Central Asia: Cooperation in Transport Sector. Nigel C. Rayner, Director, ECTC ADB. The Region. The IFIs. Involved since 1994, AZE, KAZ, KGZ, TAJ, TKM, UZB Lending-ADB, WB, EBRD, IsDB, Kfd, Sfd Non Lending-ADB, WB, EBRD, IsDB, EU, and UNDP ADB-Road, Rail, and Air.

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Central Asia: Cooperation in Transport Sector

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  1. Central Asia:Cooperation in Transport Sector Nigel C. Rayner, Director, ECTC ADB

  2. The Region

  3. The IFIs • Involved since 1994, • AZE, KAZ, KGZ, TAJ, TKM, UZB • Lending-ADB, WB, EBRD, IsDB, Kfd, Sfd • Non Lending-ADB, WB, EBRD, IsDB, EU, and UNDP • ADB-Road, Rail, and Air

  4. The State of Infrastructure Road: • 66,000 km of roads, 29,000 for regional traffic • Lack of maintenance, Obsolete vehicle design, high operating costs • Low maintenance budgets, low fuel and road user charges. Priority: Rehabilitation of the regional road network • Rail • 22,100 km mainline, 5,000 double track and 4,000 electrified • Track condition not good • Old rolling stock and lack of spare parts • Priority: Rehabilitate the regional rail network

  5. Sector Issues • Road • Lack of regional network • Lack of institutional arrangements • Lack of unified regulations and policies • Lack of regulatory framework • Inadequate maintenance and funding system • Ineffective processing systems • Lack of flourishing private sector

  6. Sector Issues Rail • Lack of regional solidarity • Monolithic and monopolistic nature of the organisations • Discretionary tariff setting, with significant cross-subsidies, often discouraging use of rail freight by private shippers • Obsolete and poor quality of technology • Lack of well developed marketing orientation

  7. Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation • 1st Senior Official Meeting–Aug 2001 • 1st Ministerial Conference – Mar 2002 • Regional Preparatory Meeting – Sept 2003 • 2nd Ministerial Conference-Nov 2003

  8. Output of the Second Ministerial Conference • Delegations endorsed the approach and general thrust of the Transport sector note. • Endorsed the following Strategic Priorities • development of regional transport corridors • harmonisation of the regulatory framework • improving border controls • focussed restructuring and modernisation • marketing and tariff setting based on competition • improving financing and management

  9. Major Achievements • Almaty-Astana-ADB/WB/IsDB/Sfd/Adfd • Almaty-Bishkek-ADB/EBRD • Bishkek-Osh-ADB • North-South Corridor-WB/IsDB/Kfd • Dushanbe-Kulyab-PRC-ADB/IsDB • Aktau-Atyrau-ADB/EBRD • Chengledy-Khodhajavlet (rail) –ADB/OPEC

  10. Non-lending • ADB, WB, EBRD, EU, UNDP, IsDB • Regional Studies • Feasibility Studies • Institutional and Restructuring • Capacity Building and Training • Improving Financing and Management/Marketing

  11. Lending-Pipeline (ADB) • 10 loans- $300million (2003-2006) • Dushanbe-Kyrgyz for link to Osh-Sarytash-Irkestam-$35M-TAJ,$25M-KGZ • Aktau-Atyrau - $55 million • Borvoe-Petropavlovsk - $40 million • North-South Corridor Project(AZE)-$18 million • PRC-MON -$37.5 million • UZB –AFG railway link - $20 million • Bekhabad-Khanebadam Rly link -$20 million

  12. Non-Lending pipeline (ADB) • 13 TAs - $6 million • Kazakhstan transport sector study • Uzbekistan transport sector study • Regional traffic enhancement study • Policy reforms in transport sector • Regional road development Phase I • Harmonization of Cross border initiatives for transport sector • Regional railway development Phase I

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