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FEB 11, 2005 (newstodate): EBRD has maintained a strong focus on enhancing civil air transport in Tajikistan.
Among others, 600,000 people leave Tajikistan each year to seek work in Moscow, Novosibirsk, Ekaterinburg and other cities within reach of this Central Asian country, and the only viable means of transportation is by air.
The EBRD and donors have been working with the Tajik government since 1995 to improve the countrys air services. These include a USD4 million in EBRD loans and USD2 million from the Japan Fund for Post-Conflict Support to improve air traffic control and other aspects of flight navigation at the two airports; a USD1.8 million EBRD loan and USD2.5 million grant from the Japan Fund 1999 for repairs to the Khoujand runway; a USD4 million grant from the Netherlands for runway repairs in Dushanbe.
And in late 2004 the EBRD Board approved a loan of USD5 million for Tajik State Air to cover expenses related to the airline's plan to lease two or more relatively new Western-built aircraft to replace the company's current fleet of ageing YAK-40 and other aircraft.
Among others, 600,000 people leave Tajikistan each year to seek work in Moscow, Novosibirsk, Ekaterinburg and other cities within reach of this Central Asian country, and the only viable means of transportation is by air.
The EBRD and donors have been working with the Tajik government since 1995 to improve the countrys air services. These include a USD4 million in EBRD loans and USD2 million from the Japan Fund for Post-Conflict Support to improve air traffic control and other aspects of flight navigation at the two airports; a USD1.8 million EBRD loan and USD2.5 million grant from the Japan Fund 1999 for repairs to the Khoujand runway; a USD4 million grant from the Netherlands for runway repairs in Dushanbe.
And in late 2004 the EBRD Board approved a loan of USD5 million for Tajik State Air to cover expenses related to the airline's plan to lease two or more relatively new Western-built aircraft to replace the company's current fleet of ageing YAK-40 and other aircraft.