Pakistan : COVID-19 Active Response and Expenditure Support Program
The proposed Program is part of an integrated package of support to help the Government of Pakistan's immediate efforts to mitigate the significant negative health, social, and economic impacts of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. The CARES Program will provide budget support to help finance countercyclical development expenditures. This support will deliver (i) social protection for the poor and vulnerable, (ii) an expanded health sector response to the pandemic, and (iii) a pro-poor fiscal stimulus package to ensure recovery in growth and employment.
Project Details
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Project Officer
Mukhopadhyay, Hiranya
Central and West Asia Department
Request for information -
Country/Economy
Pakistan -
Sector
- Public sector management
| Project Name | COVID-19 Active Response and Expenditure Support Program | ||||||||||||||
| Project Number | 54193-001 | ||||||||||||||
| Country / Economy | Pakistan |
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| Project Status | Closed | ||||||||||||||
| Project Type / Modality of Assistance | Loan |
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| Operational Priorities | OP1: Addressing remaining poverty and reducing inequalities OP2: Accelerating progress in gender equality OP6: Strengthening governance and institutional capacity OP7: Fostering regional cooperation and integration |
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| Sector / Subsector |
Health / Disease control of communicable disease Public sector management / Public expenditure and fiscal management - Social protection initiatives |
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| Gender | Effective gender mainstreaming | ||||||||||||||
| Description | The proposed Program is part of an integrated package of support to help the Government of Pakistan's immediate efforts to mitigate the significant negative health, social, and economic impacts of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. The CARES Program will provide budget support to help finance countercyclical development expenditures. This support will deliver (i) social protection for the poor and vulnerable, (ii) an expanded health sector response to the pandemic, and (iii) a pro-poor fiscal stimulus package to ensure recovery in growth and employment. |
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| Project Rationale and Linkage to Country/Regional Strategy | Pakistan has seen a significant increase in confirmed cases of COVID-19, from the initial two cases on 26 February 2020 to about 72,460 as of 2 June 2020, with 1,543 deaths. Sindh is currently the region with the highest number of cases (28,245), followed by Punjab (26,240), KPK (10,027), and Balochistan (4,393). As more data become available, the World Health Organization (WHO) has undertaken fresh predictive analysis, triangulating data from multiple countries. Based on this analysis, the Ministry of National Health Services, Regulation and Coordination (MNHSRC) projects a total incidence load of more than 196,000 cases of COVID-19, of which an estimated 30,000 will require hospitalization and about 10,000 will need critical care. The government responded to the COVID-19 pandemic and related economic downturn by announcing a countercyclical development expenditure program of about $7.23 billion to strengthen the health infrastructure and social safety net and provide a countercyclical fiscal stimulus. ADB financing under the CARES Program is provided as a budget support to meet gaps in the government''s development financing needs. The government meets all the access criteria of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) CPRO under the Countercyclical Support Facility. The Pakistan CARES Program is aligned with ADB's Strategy 2030, including operational priorities on addressing remaining poverty and reducing inequalities, accelerating progress in gender equality, strengthening governance and institutional capacity, and fostering regional cooperation and integration. The CARES Program will also help implement CAREC 2030, and ADB's Operational Plan for Integrated Disaster Risk Management 2014-2020. |
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| Impact | Adverse impacts of COVID-19 on the government''s objective of achieving sustained and inclusive growth mitigated. |
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| Project Outcome | |
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| Description of Outcome | COVID-19 outbreak more effectively managed and its immediate social and economic damages reduced. |
| Progress Toward Outcome | |
| Implementation Progress | |
| Description of Project Outputs | Measures to arrest COVID-19 pandemic introduced. Cash assistance and financial inclusion programs targeting women implemented. Measures to prevent job losses introduced. |
| Status of Implementation Progress (Outputs, Activities, and Issues) | |
| Geographical Location | Nation-wide |
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| Environment | C |
| Involuntary Resettlement | C |
| Indigenous Peoples | C |
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| Responsible ADB Officer | Mukhopadhyay, Hiranya |
| Responsible ADB Department | Central and West Asia Department |
| Responsible ADB Division | Public Management, Financial Sector and Trade Division, CWRD |
| Executing Agencies |
Ministry of Finance |
| Timetable | |
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| Concept Clearance | 20 Feb 2022 |
| Fact Finding | 10 Apr 2020 to 25 Apr 2020 |
| MRM | 11 May 2020 |
| Approval | 10 Jun 2020 |
| Last Review Mission | - |
| Last PDS Update | 10 Jun 2020 |
Loan 3931-PAK
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| Approval | Signing Date | Effectivity Date | Closing | ||
| Original | Revised | Actual | |||
| 10 Jun 2020 | 19 Jun 2020 | 23 Jun 2020 | 30 Jun 2021 | - | 30 Jun 2021 |
| Financing Plan | Loan Utilization | ||||
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| Total (Amount in US$ million) | Date | ADB | Others | Net Percentage | |
| Project Cost | 500.00 | Cumulative Contract Awards | |||
| ADB | 500.00 | 28 Sep 2022 | 500.00 | 0.00 | 100% |
| Counterpart | 0.00 | Cumulative Disbursements | |||
| Cofinancing | 0.00 | 28 Sep 2022 | 500.00 | 0.00 | 100% |
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| Title | Document Type | Document Date |
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| COVID-19 Active Response and Expenditure Support Program: Completion Report | Project/Program Completion Reports | Sep 2022 |
| Loan Agreement (Ordinary Operations) for Loan 3931-PAK: COVID-19 Active Response and Expenditure Support Program | Loan Agreement (Ordinary Resources) | Jun 2020 |
| COVID-19 Active Response and Expenditure Support Program: Report and Recommendation of the President | Reports and Recommendations of the President | Jun 2020 |
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| Title | Document Type | Document Date |
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| Pakistan: COVID-19 Active Response and Expenditure Support Program | Validations of Project Completion Reports | Jun 2023 |
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