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 ( )
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