Business Opportunities

• Strengthening Agricultural Tertiary Education Project

  The proposed project is aligned with the following impact: technologies harnessed for higher agricultural productivity and profitability. The project will have following outcome: industry responsiveness of advanced agricultural tertiary education and research enhanced. With BAU as a center of excellence, the project aims to accelerate agricultural technology adoption, increase job-ready graduates for private sector, and develop agricultural entrepreneurs with emphasis on providing safe and more inclusive learning environments for women.

• Imphal Ring Road Project

  The proposed Imphal Ring Road Project will improve quality of life in Imphal by helping to decongest the city and promoting the use of e-vehicles. Access to markets, economic opportunities, as well as administrative, health and educational services will be enhanced. It will stimulate economic activities and directly create jobs. By improving road infrastructure and transport services focusing on safety elements and universal features for pedestrians and vulnerable users, the project benefits will be inclusive.

• Supporting Sustainable Universal Pension Schemes Project

  As the key institution for the UPS operation and management, the capacity of NPA needs to be strengthened for the sustainable UPS. The proposed project will hence provide comprehensive support to the NPA in developing and strengthening its (i) institutional capacity, (ii) operational capacity, (iii) governance capacity, and (iv) human resource capacity.

• Third City Region Development Project

• TransTurkmenistan Railway Modernization Project (Phase 1, Ashgabat-Dushak)

  It is proposed to modernize the 1,147 km strategic railway line between Turkmenabat, Mary, Ashgabat, and Turkmenbashi (TMAT), which is located at the crossroads of major eastwest and northsouth international trade routes and accounts for over 50% of freight movements in Turkmenistan.

• Secondary Cities Environment Improvement Project - Dak Nong Province

  The project is aligned with the following impact: Livability of Gia Nghia city in Dak Nong province enhanced. The project will have the following outcome: access to urban environmental infrastructure and services in Gia Nghia improved. The project is expected to benefit approximately 68,215 residents through an improved environment and the establishment of public green spaces around the lakes, and approximately 20,810 residents additionally through access to networked sewer services by 2028.

• Hoa Binh Province Tourism Infrastructure Development Project

  The project will expand and rehabilitate the existing rural roads around the Hoa Binh reservoir connecting Hoa Binh city to Cao Phong district to improve access to tourism destinations, thus opening new areas for tourism development. Improved access will boost tourist arrivals and catalyze private investment that would not occur without the proposed project investments. Upgrading climate and disaster-resilient rural roads will also allow local residents to transport agricultural products to market more efficiently, access education and health services, and improve road safety.

• Second Improving Governance and Public Sector Efficiency Program (Subprogram 1)

  The proposed Second Improving Governance and Public Sector Efficiency Program (IGPSEP II) aims to support Azerbaijan's transition to a more stable, inclusive, environmentally sustainable, and diversified market economy by (i) strengthening fiscal management, (ii) improving the governance and operations of state-owned enterprises (SOEs), and (iii) deepening private sector participation and green economy initiatives.

• Preparing the Babeldaob Island Urban Resilience Project (formerly Strengthening Urban Planning and Management)

  For approval in 2023.

• Green Public Transport in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Cities

  The project will improve the public transportation network with low emission transport modes in district headquarters (7 cities) - Peshawar; (ii) Mardan; (iii) D.I. Khan; (iv) Bannu; (v) Kohat; (vi) Abbottabad; and (vii) Mingora.