ADB Endorses New 5-Year Partnership Strategy for Maldives
The Asian Development Bank has endorsed a new 5-year country partnership strategy for Maldives to support the country’s path to development. The strategy, which covers the period 2020–2024, will support Maldives in its response to the COVID-19 pandemic. It will also help ADB continue gender mainstreaming in its operations in the country.
Webinar Deliberates on Gender Dimensions of Trade Facilitation in the BBIN Subregion
A webinar organized by CUTS International deliberated the findings of the project, ‘Gender Dimensions of Trade Facilitation in the Bangladesh, Bhutan, India and Nepal (BBIN) Subregion.’ The work undertaken by CUTS reveals that the absence of gender responsive trade facilitation measures helps exacerbate gender inequality.
South Asia Subregional Economic Cooperation Operational Plan 2016-2025 Update
This report embodies the strategic objectives and updated operational priorities of the SASEC Program operational plan for 2016–2025. It reflects the changes resulting from a rigorous vetting process and identifies priority projects based on their roles in filling network gaps. This Update also defines SASEC transport and energy networks to help meet SASEC's goals of multimodal connectivity, energy market development, and increased intraregional and interregional trade.
Bangladesh Approves SASEC Highway Project
The Bangladesh Executive Committee of the National Economic Council has approved a road expansion program through the SASEC Road Link Project II: Elenga-Hatikamrul-Rangpur Highway Four-Lane Upgradation. The project will be part of a road network connecting Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, and Nepal that would increase trade and commerce in the subregion.
ADB-NACIN Training on Coordinated Border Management
The Asian Development Bank, in partnership with the National Academy of Customs, Indirect Taxes and Narcotics of the Government of India, held a workshop on Coordinated Border Management for SASEC Customs Administrations. The virtual workshop aimed to help Customs authorities better understand the benefits and impact of coordinated border management in enhancing trade facilitation. Coordinated border management improves regulatory effectiveness, particularly during critical periods.
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