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National Road Development Project The proposed project in aligned with the ADB's Strategy 2030, which provides a special attention for the needs of landlocked economies and supports improving regional connectivity and competitiveness by addressing cross-border infrastructure needs. It is also in consistent with ADB's CPS, 2019-2023, for Uzbekistan. The CPS supports Uzbekistan's pursuit for improved quality of peoples' lives and creation of jobs through prioritizing regional cooperation and integration along with private sector development, and reduction of economic and social disparities. It advocates (i) accelerating economic growth through continuing interventions in the transport sector focusing on cross border roads that facilitate development of CAREC transport corridors; (ii) improvement of the growth inclusiveness and sustainability by enhancing employability of the population through skills development and strengthening climate change resilience; and (iii) leveraging regional cooperation by developing regional transportation links and accompanying logistics.
Housing for Integrated Rural Development Investment Program - Tranche 1 The Program will help to strengthen the impact of the government's Rural Development Program (RDP) and Rural Housing Scheme (RHS) to improve rural livelihoods and living standards, including better coordination with the government's financial sector strategy and new Micro, Small and Medium Enterprise (MSME) Program. In the medium term, the MFF supports (i) access to affordable housing finance and housing (ii) improved local government capacity to implement integrated rural development strategies that focus on creating rural jobs; and (iii) strengthening the enabling environment for rural MSMEs. 

Under the government's roadmap, inclusive rural economic growth will be supported through creation of direct and indirect jobs and other livelihood opportunities, expanded access to affordable housing finance, new improved housing and associated infrastructure and social services, and MSME development.
Hamkorbank Expanding Access to Credit for Micro, Small and Medium-Sized Enterprise and Agriculture Borrowers Project The transaction involves a loan of up to the lower of (i) SUM 200,000,000,000; and (ii) the SUM equivalent of $20,000,000 calculated using the spot USD/SUM foreign exchange rate on the signing date to JSCB Hamkorbank (HMK) for the Hamkorbank Expanding Access to Credit for Micro, Small and Medium-Sized Enterprise (MSME) and Agriculture Borrowers project in Uzbekistan.
Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises Development Program (Subprogram 2) The subprogram will further strengthen the operating environment for small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) to become drivers of private sector-led, diversified economic growth and increase their resilience to economic shocks such as those triggered by the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. Reforms under the subprogram (and overall program) are grouped into four pillars: (i) diversifying formal bank and nonbank financial instruments; (ii) reducing the institutional costs of doing business; (iii) improving trade facilitation and digitalization; and (iv) aligning skills and market needs.
Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation (CAREC) Corridor 6 (Marakand–Karshi) Railway Electrification Project The project will increase regional trade and accelerate economic growth. The outcome will be improved railway operation between Marakand and Karshi. The outputs will be (i) electrification of 140-km between Marakand and Karshi and (ii) improved UTY's management capacity.
Water Supply and Sanitation Services Investment Program - Tranche 1 Part I of the Project include the (i) rehabilitation of Damkhodja water source and water supply systems in 2 district centers/towns; (ii) improvement of wastewater collection and treatment in Termez city in Surkhandarya province to meet service levels of 60-70% through 2025; (iii) development of improved sanitation practices and positive hygiene behavior in local health clinics, schools and general population in subproject towns with focus on children and women to help further improve the overall public health of project beneficiaries.
Part II of the Project include the (i) assistance in implementation of the insitutional strengthening and capacity development action plan; (ii) provision of support through program management consultants to the PPMU and PIUs on investment program management and implementation.
Economic Management Improvement Program (Subprogram 1) The proposed economic management improvement program aims to strengthen economic management in Uzbekistan and thus support macroeconomic stability and sustained high growth. Macroeconomic stability, in turn, implies stronger resilience to adverse economic shocks. This is of critical importance in Uzbekistan as the country is pursuing regional integration and economic diversification. The program will introduce important fiscal reforms to ensure fiscal sustainability; improve governance in state-owned enterprises (SOEs) to make their operations financially viable; improve access to bank finance by strengthening bank supervision so as to facilitate competitive financing of private sector operations (especially small and medium enterprises); and strengthen economic data collection, analysis, management, and dissemination systems to bolster economic decision making. The programmatic approach and policy-based loan will finance two subprograms to be implemented during 2018-2019. Attached transaction technical assistance will assist in implementing the program.
Kashkadarya Regional Road Project The project will rehabilitate a 77 km section of the regional road that links the tourist centers of Karshi and Kitab on the A380 and M39 highways, including pilot road side infrastructure development and install cross-border scanning equipment.
Samarkand Solar Power Project The proposed Samarkand Solar Power Project (the Project) aims to increase renewable energy generation and reduce greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) in Uzbekistan. The Project has two main components: (i) construction of a 100 megawatt (MW) grid-connected crystalline photovoltaic (PV) power plant with single axis tracking system; (ii) institutional capacity building on solar energy and grid integration, and (iii) project management and supervision.

Uzbekistan has among the highest energy and carbon intensities in the world, both over six times the world average, calling for drastic increases in energy efficiency and renewable energy to reduce GHG emissions. Despite the huge potential, renewable energy supplies less than 11% of the country's power demand, and only hydro resources are being tapped. Over 89% of Uzbekistan's 12.6 gigawatts (GW) of installed capacity are conventional thermal power plants fueled by natural gas (76%), fuel oil (7%), and coal (6%). Half of this fossil-based energy is generated in power plants built before 1982, with only 10% generated in power plants built after 1997. Moreover, total grid losses is about 20%, due in part to long distance transmission and distribution. While Uzbekistan is almost 100% electrified, the demand-supply gap leaves many provinces, including Samarkand, with intermittent power. In addition, the domestic consumption of gas equals lost export revenues, estimated at over $900 million for 2012 alone. 

The Project's impact is improved sustainability of the energy supply in Uzbekistan, and the outcome is increased renewable energy generation in Uzbekistan. The Project has two main outputs: (i) construction of a 100 MW on-grid crystalline PV power plant, transmission and support facilities; and (ii) capacity building, project management and supervision support for Uzbekenergo.
Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation (CAREC) Corridor 2 Road Investment Program - Tranche 3 A multitranche financing facility for the Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation (CAREC) Corridor 2 Road Investment Program (the investment program) was approved in April 2010 for an aggregate amount of $600 million. The third tranche (Loan 2868-UZB) of the investment program was approved in June 2012 for $100 million from the Asian Development Fund. The project will lead to better connectivity and an efficient transport system along the Uzbekistan section of the CAREC Corridor 2 road. The project outcome will be the reconstructed A380 highway section and crossborder facilities with improved travel time and efficiency. The project outputs are (i) an approximately 40 km of the reconstructed Uzbekistan section of CAREC Corridor 2 road (between Km315 and Km355 of A380 highway), (ii) improved cross-border facilities, and (iii) community development.
Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises Development Program (Subprogram 1) The proposed Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises Development Program aims to support the Government of Uzbekistan in improving the ecosystem for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to become catalysts for economic diversification and high value-added job creation, in line with the country's overall development strategy.  The ecosystem will be improved through a simplified regulatory, policy, and institutional framework; diversified financial instruments; digital infrastructure; skilled labor; and improved financial and digital literacy.

The program is included in the country operations business plan for Uzbekistan, 2021-2023 of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and is aligned with ADB's country partnership strategy for Uzbekistan, 2019-2023.  It is also aligned with ADB's Strategy 2030 operational priorities 1, 2, 3 and 6, which support SME development, quality job creation, gender equality, and strengthening institutional capacity and governance.  Improving the ecosystem for SME development requires parallel multisector policy, institutional, and process reforms. In Uzbekistan, the situation is compounded by the multiplicity of agencies involved and the ongoing restructuring of some of these agencies, including the Small Business Entrepreneurship Development Agency (SBEDA) which requires substantial capacity building to lead reforms effectively. The coordination necessary to enable each subprogram to, individually and collectively, achieve meaningful improvements using well-sequenced, cross-sector reforms across many weak agencies, is the key rationale for a two-subprogram policy-based programmatic approach. The approach will also help the SBEDA to become an effective host institution for future SME development interventions through a sector development program or a results-based program.
Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation Corridor 2 Karakalpakstan Road (A380 Kungrad to Daut-Ata Section) Project The proposed project will rehabilitate 240 km of Uzbekistan's A380 highway, providing last mile connectivity to the international border with Kazakhstan. This will provide an all-weather connectivity between the 2 countries and lower the transport costs for trade in the region. The project  road is located in the Kungrad district of the Republic of Karakalpakstan and has a total length of 240 km. It starts at km 964 on A380 highway and runs towards the Kazakh border at km 1,204.  

CAREC Corridor 2 connects the Caucasus and Mediterranean to East Asia. The route covers Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, the Kyrgyz Republic, and the People's Republic of China. It comprises 9,900 km of roads and 9,700 km of railways.
Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation (CAREC) Corridor 2 Road Investment Program - Tranche 2 The project's outcome will be reconstructed, effectively operated and maintained A380 highway section with improved travel time. The project has two outputs--(i) reconstructed Uzbekistan section of CAREC Corridor 2 road (85 km of the A380 highway between Km355 and Km440), and (ii) road sector sustainability strategy and plans adopted by the Republican Road Fund (RRF).
Second Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation Corridor 2 Road Investment Program - Tranche 2 The components for financing under the Loan 2965-UZB are:

(i) Road development. The output will be about 75 km of the reconstructed section of A373/4R112 highway (between Km 0 and Km 75) from Pungan to Namangan. The investment will upgrade the existing two-lane section to a four-lane section with an international design. The cost includes civil works and construction supervision consulting services. This output was cancelled by the Government in 2017.

(ii) Additional financing for Tranche 1. The output will be completion of civil works for the 58 km road improvement approved under Tranche 1.
Surkhandarya Water Supply & Sanitation Project The Project will work with both the national and the provincial governments. At the national level, the Project will help the Government strengthen sector planning and management by developing a sector strategy, a road map, and an investment program. A public-private partnership (PPP) framework will also be prepared together with the sector strategy to enable the Government to promote private sector involvement in the sector more effectively. At the provincial level, the Project will provide safe, reliable, and sustainable water supply and improved sanitation services in seven districts and one city in Surkhandarya Province. The services can be used as a model that can be replicated and expanded in other provinces. Besides investments in physical infrastructure for system rehabilitation and necessary upgrading, the Project will address the critical planning, management, financial, operational, and customer relations needs of the vodokanals (water supply and sanitation agencies) to improve service delivery efficiency.
Economic Management Improvement Program, Phase 2 (Subprogram 1) The proposed Economic Management Improvement Program, Phase 2 (EMIP II) supports transformation of Uzbekistan's state-dominated economy by strengthening fiscal management,improving governance and operations of state-owned enterprises (SOEs), and enhancing public sector accountability. The program is aligned with the Asian Development Bank (ADB) countrypartnership strategy for Uzbekistan, 2019-2023 and operational priorities of ADB's Strategy 2030 that are (i) strengthening governance, quality, and capacity of public institutions to undertakepolicy reforms and promote private sector development; (ii) accelerating progress in gender equality; (iii) addressing remaining poverty and reducing inequalities; and (iv) tackling climatechange, building climate and disaster resilience, and enhancing environmental sustainability.The program is designed under a policy-based lending modality with two subprograms. While subprogram 1 focuses on improving the legal, regulatory, and institutional framework, subprogram 2 supports measures for effective and transparent fiscal management; SOE transformation, including strengthening of the competitive environment; and improving anticorruption and audit systems. The programmatic approach allows for comprehensive policy dialogue and flexibility in implementing logically sequenced structural reforms in a multiyear framework. The attached technical assistance (TA) of $250,000 supports the implementation.
Second Small and Microfinance Development Project The Project facilitates access to credit by micro and small enterprises (MSEs) across Uzbekistan. It supports the generation of employment and sustains about 30,000 jobs for men
and women. It contributes to inclusive economic growth. ADBs proposed intervention comprises (i) a loan of $50 million to be channeled through three participating commercial banks (PCBs) for onlending to viable MSEs; and (ii) a TA grant of $600,000 to improve PCBs MSE finance capacity and their subborrowers' entrepreneurial skills.
Advanced Electricity Metering Phase 4 Project The project will install an advanced electricity metering (AEM) system that uses modern, accurate, and tamper-proof revenue meters for the power grid system and end-users in five regions (Andijan, Fergana, Kashkadarya, Namangan, and Surkhandarya) to complete the nationwide rollout of AEM.  The project will promote energy efficiency in power distribution by reducing commercial losses and improving the efficiency of electricity revenue collection. The installation of 3.1 million meters, integrated meter-to-cash solutions, and a capacity development component will help Uzbekenergo and its customers effectively adopt and utilize the new technology.

The impact will be improved financial viability in the power sector. The project will help ensure (i) accurate accounting and billing of energy, (ii) commercial loss reduction, and (iii) improved energy efficiency. The outcome will be the improved electricity revenue collection in the targeted regions. The project will cover Andijan, Fergana, Kashkadarya, Namangan, and Surkhandarya regions. The project will improve metering accuracy, billing efficiency, and tariff collection rates; and provide anti-tampering and fault-detection capability to Uzbekenergo.
Sustainable Solid-Waste Management Project The proposed Sustainable Solid Waste Management Project will assist the Government of Uzbekistan (government) to develop the nation's solid waste management (SWM) sector by                    (i) supporting sector reforms; and (ii) improving access to SWM services for small cities and peri-urban and rural citizens.
Small Business and Entrepreneurship Development Project The project will enable women's small businesses and rural small businesses to grow, develop, expand, compete, and play a greater income-generating role in Uzbekistan. Through this financial intermediation loan, participating commercial banks (PCBs) will provide subloans to small businesses. At least 30% of the subloans will be to women's small businesses  and at least 50% will be to small businesses outside the city of Tashkent. The project will be supported by TA to strengthen PCBs' capacity to provide loans to and improve the entrepreneurial capacities of women's small businesses and rural small businesses. The project implementation period is 2014-2017.
Primary Health Care Improvement Project The project will support the Government of the Republic of Uzbekistan's health service optimization process, which aims to improve and expand primary health care services delivered in the rural areas.  The proposed project will strengthen the rural health sector by providing the 793 newly established rural family polyclinics with modern diagnostic equipment and health workforce development to expand their service delivery. This will be supported by tools to monitor the government's broader primary health care reform and the project, and include a pilot of a health management information system in a rural region.
Second Tashkent Province Water Supply Development Project The project will support the Government of Uzbekistan in the rehabilitation and expansion of a regional water supply system located in the Yangiyul and Chinaz districts of Tashkent province.  Responding directly to the water supply shortage of the population in the project area, it will improve water supply and sanitation services, pilot the decentralized wastewater disposal systems, and strengthen institutional capacity in the province's water supply and wastewater utility. The project is listed in the Asian Development Bank (ADB) country operations business plan for Uzbekistan, 2019-2021.
Second Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation Corridor 2 Road Investment Program (Tranche 3) The proposed Tranche 3 will lead to improved road connectivity, efficient transport system, and effective management for the Uzbekistan sections of the CAREC Corridor 2 Road. The outcome will be improved travel time and efficiency on the reconstructed A380 highway section. The outputs of Tranche 3 will be (i) approximately 87 km of reconstructed Uzbekistan section of CAREC Corridor 2 Road (between Km 228-Km 315 of A380 highway); and (ii) nonphysical components for supporting the implementation of the civil works and for continued capacity development. Nonphysical components for this tranche include continued capacity development for implementing and updating road asset management system, and project implementation support.
Small Business Finance Project The project will support participating financial institutions (PFIs) to provide loans to small businesses. The TA will help PFIs strengthen credit underwriting to improve rural outreach, and enhance financial literacy of their small business clients.
Affordable Rural Housing Program The proposed ARHP will support a portion of the Government of Uzbekistan's State Affordable Rural Housing Program (SARHP), which aims to improve the quality of life in rural
areas of Uzbekistan through rural housing construction, employment generation, and private sector development. The ARHP will focus on rural housing financing and on leveraging
institutional improvements in the associated sectors. 3 Under the ARHP, three state-owned banks will provide loans to construct at least 29,000 dwelling units in nine regions of the country. The construction will be undertaken by private contractors and supervised by (i) a state-owned engineering company, Qishloq Qurilish Invest (QQI), (ii) the State Design Institute, Qishloq Qurilish Loyiha, and (iii) the State Committee for Architecture and Construction.
COVID-19: Emergency Response Project The proposed project is part of a comprehensive ADB package which also includes budget support for the COVID-19 Active Response and Expenditure Support (CARES) Program. The proposed project will be co-financed by ADB and AIIB to urgently increase Uzbekistan's resilience to COVID-19 pandemics and other epidemics. The project will support the testing, surveillance, and case management of COVID-19 in Uzbekistan by equipping and refurbishing the national laboratory system, establishing an
IT-based national surveillance and monitoring system, and improving and expanding the COVID-19 treatment capacity. Activities will be coordinated with, and complementary to, assistance of the World Bank, the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), and fill remaining gaps in medical equipment and supplies.

The proposed project is aligned with four operational priorities of Strategy 2030: (i) addressing poverty and reducing inequalities through improved health access; (ii) accelerating gender equality through occupational safety and training targets for women; (iii) strengthening governance and institutional capacity; and (iv) fostering regional cooperation through reducing risks of cross-border disease transmission. The project further aligns with Uzbekistan's National Actions Strategy for 20172021, and the government-adopted "The Concept of Development of the Healthcare System of the Republic of Uzbekistan for 20192025." Reforms will address systematic health systems issues such as fragmentation, inefficiency, and the insufficient emphasis on non-communicable diseases prevention and early detection.

The project is aligned with (i) concept for the development of the health system of the Republic of Uzbekistan for 20192025, and (ii) the SPRP. The project will have the following outcome: resilience to outbreaks of COVID-19 and other epidemics reinforced. The project will have three outputs: Output 1 - national laboratory system strengthened; Output 2 - national surveillance and response system established for COVID-19 and other epidemics; and Output 3 - COVID-19 treatment capacity expanded.
COVID-19: Active Response and Expenditure Support Program The program supports the government's COVID-19 pandemic response plan, of which the ACF is the predominant part, to help mitigate the adverse impacts of COVID-19 on the population's health, incomes, and economic opportunities as well as macroeconomic stability. The outcome will be the COVID-19 outbreak more effectively managed and its adverse social and economic impacts reduced.