러시아ㆍ유라시아
연구정보
[경제] Evaluation of ADB Support for the Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation Program, 2011–2022
러시아ㆍ유라시아 일반 국외연구자료 연구보고서 - Asian Development Bank 발간일 : 2023-05-18 등록일 : 2023-05-27 원문링크
As mandated by its charter, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) gives a high priority to supporting regional cooperation and integration (RCI) in Asia and the Pacific. The Bank recognizes that RCI is essential for achieving sustainable growth and poverty reduction. It has helped to finance and facilitate various key RCI programs, most notably the Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) Economic Cooperation Program, the Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation (CAREC) Program, and the South Asia Subregional Economic Cooperation (SASEC) Program. The Independent Evaluation Department is evaluating ADB support to each of these programs, and this evaluation is the second in this series of three evaluative studies aiming to draw lessons for future ADB support for RCI.
The CAREC subregion is one of the least integrated in the world, with more difficult preconditions for RCI than other developing regions. It also has enormous potential for RCI, given its strategic location as a land bridge connecting some of the world’s largest economic centers, and the underdeveloped trade and economic links among CAREC member countries. The CAREC Program aims to accelerate growth and poverty reduction by supporting RCI to improve connectivity, economic competitiveness, and the provision of regional public goods.
The evaluation assesses ADB’s contribution towards achieving the CAREC Program’s objectives during 2011-2021. It found that ADB has made significant progress in helping improve connectivity in the subregion but contributed modestly to improving regional economic competitiveness, due to continuing challenges in removing barriers to trade. Except for some promising advancements in climate change mitigation in the energy sector, achieving outcomes of improved supply of regional public goods remains a long-term objective given that ADB’s support is still nascent and the continuing need for institution and consensus building. Overall, the CAREC Program has the generally appropriate institutional setup, strategies, and instruments to deliver its objectives. However, as the CAREC Program expands into new non-infrastructure sectors, and as the delivery of global and regional public goods such as climate change takes greater priority, ADB staff and technical assistance resources could face increased pressure.
To improve future performance, the evaluation highlights the importance of strengthening support for investment climate and trade policy reforms, modernization of border crossing points and customs processes, development of a multimodal corridor network, climate change mitigation and adaption, and better results monitoring.
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