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Pakistan to get $10bn from ADB in five years

ISLAMABAD: The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has planned to support Pakistan with indicative lending of up to $10 billion for various development projects and programmes...

Pakistan’s GDP growth expected to slow down to 3.9%, says ADB

--Until macroeconomic imbalances are alleviated, outlook is for slower growth, higher inflation, pressure on the currency, and heavy external financing --Growth in tax collection weakened...

Sindh govt to launch BRT Red Line, education, 847-km roads with...

KARACHI: Sindh Chief Minister (CM) Syed Murad Ali Shah in his meeting with Asian Development Bank (ADB) delegation led by its Director General, Werner...

No, food inflation has not risen to 20% in Pakistan

An online report by a Pakistani broadcaster claims that basic food inflation has risen to 20 per cent in Pakistan resulting in “severe consequences”...

ADB to give $300m for revamping of civic facilities in four...

LAHORE: The Asian Development Bank (ADB) will provide $300 million to upgrade infrastructure and present civic facilities in four cities of Punjab. The provincial...

ADB delegations calls on KP CM to discuss sustainable development in...

PESHAWAR: A delegation of Asian Development Bank (ADB) led by Country Director for Pakistan Xiaohong Yang on Thursday called on the Chief Minister Khyber...

ADB assures financial assistance for desalination plant, other projects in Sindh

KARACHI: Asian Development Bank (ADB) Central West Asian Department (CWRD) Director General (DG) Werner Liepach on Thursday assured Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murtad Ali Shah...

ADB’s 5 billion dollar advance metering project closed on DISCOs’ reservations

ISLAMABAD: In a rare development, Ministry of Power has conveyed to Asian Development Bank (ADB) that the government cannot implement the $5 billion Advance...

ADB to help Punjab govt clean Ravi River: report

ISLAMABAD: The Asian Development Bank has approved technical assistance to help the Punjab government develop a plan to revitalise and build resilience in the...

Access to Clean Energy Investment Program delayed due to Punjab, KP...

ISLAMABAD: The Asian Development Bank (ADB) funded $ 325 million ‘Access to Clean Energy Investment Program’ has been delayed owing to a lack of...

Construction work on Peshawar BRT to start soon: CM Khattak

PESHAWAR: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Chief Minister (CM) Pervez Khattak said on Wednesday that construction work on the Peshawar Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) project will start...

Census rolls on with obsolete data management method

The Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) is pursuing an almost obsolete method of open source solution based on the Open Data Kit (ODK). So...

ADB to facilitate conversion of 40 colleges into solar technology system

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) will provide technical assistance to convert 40 government colleges of technologies into solar technology system. Project to provide training in...

ADB provides $197m to Pakistan for rehabilitation of highways

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and Pakistan have signed an agreement 197 million loan to rebuild highways and bridges damaged by floods. EAD Secretary Tariq...

EAD, ADB sign loan agreement for Pakistan’s power transmission system

  To reinforce country’s power transmission system, Economic Affairs Division (EAD) and Asian Development Bank (ADB) have signed a loan and project agreement amounting to...

PP&D, ADB organise policy dialogue

  The Asian Development Bank (ADB) Pakistan Resident Mission (PRM) organised a policy dialogue with the Planning and Development Department (P&DD) of the Punjab government...

ADB updating policy to tackle illicit flows

  The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is updating its anti-corruption policy to address tax secrecy, tax evasion and aggressive forms of tax planning – collectively...