30 avr. 2009 - World Bank approves US$ 2.125 billion loan for the Kazakhstan South-West Roads Project

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ASTANA, April 30, 2009 -The World Bank Board of Directors approved today a US$ 2.125 billion loan for the Kazakhstan South-West Roads Project to help upgrade the trade route linking China to Russia and Western Europe through Kazakhstan, bringing a helpful economic stimulus to some of Kazakhstan’s poorest provinces. The project will boost Kazakhstan’s competitiveness and bring significant economic benefits to the country, as well as to Kyrgyz Republic, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan.

http://www.worldbank.org/en/news/press-release/2009/04/27/world-bank-supports-improved-transport-efficiency-safety-kazakhstan