Pakistan Economic Update (July 2003-June 2004)
Asian Development Bank | August 2004
Abstract
The Asian Development Bank is a long-standing development partner of Pakistan, having provided a total of $13.6 billion to the country in development assistance from 1968 to 2003. Of this amount, $871 million were provided in 2003. The projected assistance for the period 20042006 amounts to $2.7 billion. Historically, the major development sectors in which ADB has invested have included agriculture and rural development, energy, social sectors, finance and trade, and transport and communications. Under its Country Strategy and Program for Pakistan for 2002-2006, reduction of poverty is the central objective, which will be operationalized through promoting sustainable pro-poor growth, inclusive social development, and good governance, with governance being the key area of focus.
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Asian Development Bank. 2004. Pakistan Economic Update (July 2003-June 2004). © Asian Development Bank. http://hdl.handle.net/11540/4954. License: CC BY 3.0 IGO.Keywords
Comprehensive Development Framework
Development Challenges
Development Planning
Millennium Development Goals
Policy Development
Program Evaluation
Performance Evaluation
Evaluation Criteria
Capital Market Development
Development Economics
Financial Sector Development
Technology Development
World Development Indicators
Evaluation Methods
Development assistance
ADB
Curriculum development
Development assistance
Development aid
Development indicators
Development potential
Development models
Project appraisal
Performance appraisal
Economic development
Economic indicators
Government programs
Economic growth
Economic policy
Industrial development
Industrial policy
Technology assessment
Economic evaluation
Economic forecast
Input output analysis
Communication in rural development
Communication in community development
Infrastructure
Central planning
Endowment of research
Partnership
Joint venture
Nation-building
Risk assessment
Economic development projects
Economic forecasting
Industrial research
Participatory monitoring and evaluation
Economic policy
Economic forecasting
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