DUSHANBE, January 22, 2013, Asia-Plus — On Tuesday January 22, Tajik President Emomali Rahmon received Mr. C. C. Yu, the Asian Development Bank (ADB)’s Country Director for Tajikistan.
According to the president’s official website, the sides discussed issues related to the state and prospects of cooperation between Tajikistan and ABD.
They, in particular, noted that the Bank has provided more than one billion U.S. dollars in preferential loans, grants and technical assistance to Tajikistan over the past 15 years of cooperation.
ADB will provide some $140 million grant to Tajikistan in 2013-2014 for rehabilitation of highways and power supply networks as well as enhancement of private sector and expansion of regional cooperation, the website said.
We will recall that Country Operations Business Plan (COBP) for Tajikistan describes the consistency of the business plan with the country partnership strategy (CPS) for 2010-2014. The CPS was developed in close consultation with the government and other stakeholders and is aligned with the government’s long-term National Development Strategy for 2006–2015 and its medium-term Poverty Reduction Strategy for 2010–2012. The CPS aims to help Tajikistan tackle its most critical development constraints and create a basis for higher and more sustainable economic growth.
The 2013-2014 indicative assistance pipeline includes projects to rehabilitate the Golovnaya hydropower plant, develop the power sector, and improve regional road corridors. The COBP also comprises projects to build climate resilience in the Panj River basin, streamline tax systems, and strengthen private sector participation in higher education and technical and vocational education and training.
Tajikistan joined ADB in 1998, and to date the institution has cumulatively approved a total assistance of more than $966 million in concessional loans, grants, and technical assistance to the country. ADB’s operations benefit the population by reducing isolation, increasing communication, broadening access to electricity, improving social services, and creating more income-generating opportunities.
