Pakistan and ADB
In the Spotlight
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ADB Energy Assistance Works. Just Ask Pakistani Fisherman Ismatullah Mangi
ADB continues a focus on infrastructure development and institutional reforms in Pakistan through its country partnership strategy.
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Pakistan Must Address Fiscal Challenges, Revive Exports to Sustain Growth — ADB
Pakistan’s economy is projected to maintain strong growth in fiscal year (FY) 2018 as power supply in the country improves, manufacturing and crop harvests strengthen, and consumption expenditure and investments rise, according to a new ADB report.
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Solar Energy Training Brightens Up Employment Opportunities for Pakistan’s Women
In Multan, a city in Pakistan's eastern province of Punjab, a group of women is receiving training as solar panel technicians. This initiative is providing them with new income opportunities and raising their status in society.
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ADB Signs Two Loans with Pakistan to Improve Urban, Transport Sectors
ADB and the Government of Pakistan today signed two loans totaling $380 million for projects to help improve the country’s urban and transport sectors.
The Government of Pakistan has worked with ADB to strengthen the country’s key infrastructure, boost social and environmental safeguards, and promote information sharing with other countries.
The country partnership strategy, 2015-2019 for Pakistan continues to focus on infrastructure development and institutional reforms. It outlines financial assistance in six key sectors: energy; transport; agriculture, natural resources, and rural development; water and other urban infrastructure and services; public sector management; and finance
Pakistan is a member of the Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation (CAREC) Program.
Latest
ADB Supports Smarter Country Programming, Stronger Public-Private Partnerships in Pakistan
ADB and Pakistan agreed to chart new ways to pursue more robust and inclusive ADB investments in the country by scaling up PPPs to tap private sector resources and meet Pakistan’s rising infrastructure needs.
This study presents the results of the ADB Trade Finance Program's gender audit of partner banks and highlights recommendations to empower women to advance their careers and promote institutional gender equality.
Boosting Gender Equality Through ADB Trade Finance Partnerships
ADB, Citi Partner on New Risk Product to Help SMEs
ADB, through its Trade Finance Program (TFP), has signed a $100 million agreement with Citi to share risk on a funded basis on underlying trade finance transactions to further support trade in developing markets across Asia.
Projects in Pakistan
Approved/Active
- Capacity Building for Khushhali Bank Limited
- Punjab Intermediate Cities Improvement Investment Project (Phase 2)
- Enhancing Public-Private Partnerships in Punjab Project
- Supporting Economic Corridor Development through Strategic Planning Frameworks
- Strengthening the Federal Public–Private Partnership Framework and Enabling Reforms for Infrastructure Financing Support
