ADB supports Pakistan in improving key infrastructure, disaster resilience, urban services, private sector, public finance, energy, food security, transport networks, and social services.
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Pakistan is a founding member of ADB. ADB has been helping the country reduce poverty and increase resilience and prosperity by supporting investments in key sectors and services. ADB operations remain aligned to Pakistan’s evolving economic and development priorities.
ADB’s country partnership strategy, 2021–2025, for Pakistan focuses on three priorities—improving economic management, building resilience, and boosting competitiveness and private sector development.
Level 8, North Wing, Serena Business Complex, Khayaban-e-Suhrawardy, G-5, Islamabad, Pakistan
Office Hours: 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. (Monday to Friday)
The Pakistan Resident Mission was opened in 1989 and provides the primary operational link for activities between ADB and the government, the private sector, civil society stakeholders, and development partners. The resident mission engages in policy dialogue, country partnership strategy development and programming, and portfolio management, while also acting as a knowledge base on development issues in Pakistan.
The Pakistan government agency handling ADB affairs is the Economic Affairs Division (Ministry of Finance, Revenue, Economic Affairs, Statistics and Privatization).
PRM will be closed on these dates:
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Last updated: 11 January 2023