Asian Development Bank and Sri Lanka: Fact Sheet
Asian Development Bank | April 2015
Abstract
Sri Lanka’s social indicators are among the best in South Asia, with near universal literacy, and comparatively low levels of poverty. The Asian Development Bank (ADB) continue to work closely with the government since 1966. As of 31 December 2014, ADB has approved a total of 192 loans (both sovereign and nonsovereign) to Sri Lanka, with cumulative lending of $6.91 billion. ADB has also provided $358 million in grant assistance and $127.78 million in technical assistance projects. ADB
assistance supports the development of energy, roads, education and training, water supply and sanitation, the finance sector, and a renewed involvement in irrigation.
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Asian Development Bank. 2015. Asian Development Bank and Sri Lanka: Fact Sheet. © Asian Development Bank. http://hdl.handle.net/11540/4040. License: CC BY 3.0 IGO.Keywords
Regional Development Finance
Public Scrutiny of City Finances
Non-Bank Financial Institutions
Local Government Finance
Government Financial Institutions
Foreign and Domestic Financing
Financial Risk Management
Assessing Corporate Governance
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