Central Asia: Cooperation in Transport Sector

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Central AsiaCooperation in Transport Sector

• Nigel C. Rayner,
• Director, ECTC
• ADB

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The Region
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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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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

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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

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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

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Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation

• 1st Senior Official MeetingAug 2001
• 1st Ministerial Conference Mar 2002
• Regional Preparatory Meeting Sept 2003
• 2nd Ministerial Conference-Nov 2003

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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

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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

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Non-lending

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

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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

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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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