Says project is key part of its multifaceted response to Pakistan’s flood crisis and forms part of the bank's commitment to provide $1.5bn in total assistance from 2023 to 2025
Says that while Pakistan’s financial inclusion has been improving, women are increasingly left behind with a large gender finance gap which currently stands at 34%
Programme will look to help improve the delivery of health services at secondary hospitals by modernising infrastructure and equipment among other objectives
Says country's equity markets lack depth in terms of the number of investors that access it and the number of companies raising capital, while Pakistan’s bond market is almost completely dominated by government borrowing
The projects signed today mark ADB’s strong commitment for Pakistan’s post-pandemic recovery and sustainable development, says Yong Ye, ADB’s Country Director for Pakistan