CDB provides Kyrgyz Republic US$4 million for China-Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan highway construction (Linked to Record ID#40315)

CDB provides Kyrgyz Republic US$4 million for China-Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan highway construction On March 13, 2007, China Road and Bridge Engineering Co., Ltd., and Kyrgyzstan Minister of Transport and Communications Suleymanov signed the China-Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan Highway construction contract. The contract value is 27 million US dollars.

The length of the section is 77 kilometers (Osh-Quelcea) and the construction period is 36 months. In order to initiate the ADB loan, the Kyrgyz side needs to contribute US$4 million in matching funds.

At the request of the Kyrgyz government, the China Development Bank would provide the Kyrgyz side with this matching fund loan (captured in Record ID#73072). The loan details are unknown. Loan applications and disbursements are still being received and processed as the projects continue to evolve. Ongoing monitoring and evaluation are in place to ensure project continuity.