EBRD allots US$196mn for Kazakhstan-Uzbekistan border road

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has extended a US$196.5 million loan to Kazakhstan to fund the reconstruction of 62km of road from Shymkent to the Uzbekistan border. The project is part of the construction of the Western Europe - Western China transport corridor.
January 18, 2013 Read time: 1 min

The 1166 European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has extended a US$196.5 million loan to Kazakhstan to fund the reconstruction of 62km of road from Shymkent to the Uzbekistan border. The project is part of the construction of the Western Europe - Western China transport corridor.

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