Nepal: Subregional Transport Facilitation Project (NEP)
The project's main objective was to help integrate Nepal's economy into subregional and world markets by upgrading governance capacity, improving transport facilities, and creating greater efficiencies and effectiveness of trade management.
PROJECT DETAILS | ||
Commitment Date Funding Type Country Sector Status Total Cost |
19 Jan 2005 Loan Nepal Transport/Road Closed $26.70 million |
KEY OUTPUTS |
41.4 km of two-lane access road connecting Birgunj and Bhairahawa inland Inland clearance depot in Kakarbhitta gateway at the eastern border of Nepal Upgrading of ASYCUDA and implementation of WAN at 10 customs offices Strengthened customs institutional capacity |
FINANCING |
$20 million (Asian Development Bank) $6.7 million (Government of Nepal) |