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RCI: Trade Facilitation and Infrastructure

The Trade Facilitation and Infrastructure initiative aims is to increase intra-regional trade and connectivity to achieve accelerated and sustainable economic growth to reduce poverty and address the increasing critical gap between growing and lagging regions. The funds will be used to support regional connectivity in South Asia by: improving cross-border trade and reducing trade costs; enhancing women’s economic activity along connectivity corridors; and fostering an enabling environment for infrastructure development. There is a significant focus on operationalization of gender equality principles in all activities. The total value of this multi-country investment is $34.6 million over 6 years, starting 2012-13.

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USD 4.4M budget·USD 3.4M disbursed·DFAT Australian Aid implementer·Nepal location·May 30, 2013 → Jun 30, 2020 timeline

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The Trade Facilitation and Infrastructure initiative aims is to increase intra-regional trade and connectivity to achieve accelerated and sustainable economic growth to reduce poverty and address the increasing critical gap between growing and lagging regions. The funds will be used to support regional connectivity in South Asia by: improving cross-border trade and reducing trade costs; enhancing women’s economic activity along connectivity corridors; and fostering an enabling environment for infrastructure development. There is a significant focus on operationalization of gender equality principles in all activities. The total value of this multi-country investment is $34.6 million over 6 years, starting 2012-13.

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