旅游业准入、城市服务改善吸引亚行对老挝增投1.25亿美元
Tourism Access, Urban Services Improvements Attract $US125.5 Million Boost via ADB in Laos@The Laotian Times
Better roads to ease access to tourist hotspots, improved urban water supplies and sewage treatment are among the sweeteners revealed in the announcement of funds totalling $125.5 million for three projects in the tourism and urban sectors announced by the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Lao Government.
在亚洲开发银行（ADB）和老挝政府宣布的旅游和城市部门三个项目的资金总额为1.255亿美元的公告中，为改善旅游热点，改善城市供水和污水处理提供了更好的道路。
Agreements were signed by Deputy Minister of Finance Ms Thipphakone Chanthavongsa and ADB Country Director to the Lao PDR Mr Yasushi Negishi at a ceremony in Vientiane. Representatives of the nation’s Ministry of Finance; Ministry of Planning and Investment; Ministry of Public Works and Transport (MPWT); Ministry of Information, Culture, and Tourism (MICT); and other line ministries also attended the event.
财政部副部长Thipphakone Chanthavongsa女士和亚行老挝国家主任Yasushi Negishi先生在万象举行的仪式上签署了协议。国家财政部、规划和投资部、公共工程和运输部（MPWT）、信息，文化和旅游部（MICT）和其他职能部委代表也出席了会议。
The announcement comes after the ADB forecasted a revision in Laos’ economic growth rate to 6.6% as floods dampened prospects in September’s Asian Development Outlook (ADO) 2018.
亚洲开发银行预测老挝经济增长率将修正为6.6％，因为洪水挫伤了9月亚洲发展展望（ADO）2018年的前景。
Managing urbanization, tourism, attracting investments for vibrant, livable cities and towns
管理城市化、旅游业，吸引生机勃勃、宜居城镇的投资
“Vibrant, livable cities and towns play an important role in the development of industry and services, particularly manufacturing, agribusiness and tourism”, Asian Development Bank‘s Lao PDR Country Director Mr Yasushi Negishi told the gathering.
“充满活力，宜居的城镇在工业和服务业的发展中发挥着重要作用，尤其是制造业，农业综合企业和旅游业”，亚洲开发银行的老挝人民民主共和国国家主任Yasushi Negishi先生在会上说。
“The three grants demonstrate ADB’s commitment to help the Lao PDR sustainably manage urbanization, tourism, and attract investments that create good jobs in a wide range of economic sectors, helping the country to be eligible to graduate from the least developed country status.”
“这三项拨款表明，亚行承诺帮助老挝人民民主共和国可持续地管理城市化、旅游业并吸引投资，在各种经济部门创造良好就业机会，帮助该国有资格从最不发达国家中脱身。”
The $47 million grant for the Second Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) Tourism Infrastructure for Inclusive Growth Project will support MICT’s efforts to rehabilitate last mile access roads to tourism destinations, improve tourist-related urban environmental services, and enhance sustainable tourism management in Louangphabang, Vientiane, and Champasak provinces. The grant was approved by ADB’s Board of Directors in August 2018.
第二大湄公河次区域（GMS）包容性增长项目旅游基础设施的4700万美元赠款将支持MICT努力修复到旅游目的地的最后一英里通道，改善与旅游相关的城市环境服务，并增强在琅勃拉邦省、万象和占巴塞省的可持续旅游业。该补助金于2018年8月获得亚行董事会批准。
The project’s climate resilient transport and urban infrastructure investments and support for tourist-related capacity building are designed to boost tourism development and deepen the Lao PDR’s economic integration with neighbors in the GMS and Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN).
该项目的气候适应性交通和城市基础设施投资以及对旅游相关能力建设的支持旨在促进旅游业的发展，并加深老挝人民民主共和国与大湄公河次区域和东南亚国家联盟邻国的经济融合。
Meanwhile, a $48 million grant for the Fourth GMS Corridor Towns Development Project to improve urban environmental services, including the construction of wastewater treatment plants and sewerage networks, solid waste management, and river embankments for flood protection in two corridor towns of Pakxan and Thakhek will be implemented by MPWT.
同时，为第四个GMS走廊城镇发展项目拨款4800万美元用于改善城市环境服务，包括建设污水处理厂和污水处理网络，固体废物管理以及Pakxan和Thakhek两个走廊城镇的防洪河堤，将由MPWT实施。
Approved in September 2018, the project will also support the preparation of town master plans with climate-resilience and gender-responsive measures for both areas to support growth and regional connectivity.
该项目于2018年9月获得批准，还将支持制定城镇总体规划，为两个地区提供气候适应能力和促进两性平等的措施，以支持增长和区域连通性。
A third grant, amounting to $30.5 million, is an additional funding for an ongoing ADB-assisted Water Supply and Sanitation Sector Project also to be implemented by MPWT.
第三笔拨款，总额为3,050万美元，是由MPWT实施的正在进行的亚行援助的供水和卫生部门项目的额外资金。
This additional financing will expand access to safe and reliable water supply and sanitation services in six towns in Attapeu, Xekong, Huaphan, and Luang Prabang provinces, as well as improve the operational and financial efficiency of provincial water utilities in the provinces.
这笔额外的资金将扩大Attapeu，Xekong，Huaphan和Luang Prabang省六个城镇获得安全可靠的供水和卫生服务的机会，并提高省级自来水公司的运营和财务效率。
According to the Bank’s press statement, the “ADB is committed to achieving a prosperous, inclusive, resilient, and sustainable Asia and Pacific, while sustaining its efforts to eradicate extreme poverty. Established in 1966, it is owned by 67 members—48 from the region. In 2017, ADB operations totaled 32.2 billion, including $11.9 billion in co-financing.”
根据世界银行的新闻声明，“亚行致力于实现繁荣，包容，有弹性和可持续的亚太地区，同时继续努力消除极端贫困。该公司成立于1966年，拥有67名成员，其中48名来自该地区。 2017年，亚行业务总计322亿美元，其中包括119亿美元的共同融资。”
