Pakistan and ADB
In the Spotlight
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ADB Energy Assistance Works: Just Ask Pakistani Tailor Riaz
ADB’s work since 2010 has brought electricity to more than 3 million households in Asia and the Pacific.
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New ADB Pakistan Country Director Assumes Office
ADB has appointed Xiaohong Yang as new Country Director for Pakistan. Ms. Yang, who assumed office on April 24, 2017, is the first woman to head ADB’s resident mission to the country. Ms. Yang will lead the implementation of ADB’s Country Partnership Strategy 2015-2019 for Pakistan, which focuses on infrastructure development and institutional reforms.
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New Weir in Punjab, Pakistan, Brings the Land to Life
An upgrade of the 125-year-old Khanki weir will regulate water supply to 1.2 million hectares of land, supporting agriculture, jobs, and growth.
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Pakistan: Country Operations Business Plan, 2017–2019
The country operations business plan, 2017–2019 for Pakistan of ADB is aligned with ADB’s country partnership strategy, 2015–2019 for Pakistan. The country partnership strategy proposes to support the government’s objective of high, sustained, and inclusive growth, focusing on infrastructure development and institutional reforms.
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
A 1% increase in international remittances can reduce poverty severity by 16%.
International Remittances and Poverty Reduction: Evidence from Asian Developing Countries
ADB, Pakistan Celebrate 50 Years of Ties with Pledge to Expand Partnership
Pakistan’s Finance Minister Senator Ishaq Dar and ADB Vice-President Wencai Zhang joined development stakeholders to celebrate ADB’s 50th Anniversary at a reception in Islamabad today.
ADB Energy Assistance Works: Just Ask Pakistani Tailor Riaz
ADB’s work since 2010 has brought electricity to more than 3 million households in Asia and the Pacific.
Projects in Pakistan
Approved/Active
- Peshawar Sustainable Bus Rapid Transit Corridor Project
- Sustainable Energy Sector Reform Program (Subprogram 3)
- Expanding Access to Credit for Agriculture and Micro, Small and Medium-Sized Enterprise Borrowers
- Institutional Transformation of the Punjab Irrigation Department to a Water Resources Department
- Access to Clean Energy Investment Program
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2%
Average annual population growth rate in Pakistan (2011-2016)
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195.4
Population in Pakistan, in millions (2016)
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29.5%
Population living below the national poverty line in Pakistan (2013)
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178
Maternal mortality ratio in Pakistan, per 100,000 live births (2015)
