Pakistan Economic Update (July 2001 - March 2002)

Pakistan Economic Update (July 2001 - March 2002)

Asian Development Bank | April 2012

Abstract

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has been providing assistance to the Government of Pakistan since 1968, and to date it has provided a total of $11.5 billion in aid to the country. In 2001, ADB provided a total of $957 million to Pakistan. ADB's strong commitment to Pakistan will continue with over $800 million in average annual assistance for the period 2002 to 2005. In particular, ADB is providing major policy based assistance to support the Government's economic and governance reform agenda, in addition to increasing assistance for projects with strong poverty reduction and gender and development objectives.

Citation

Asian Development Bank. 2012. Pakistan Economic Update (July 2001 - March 2002). © Asian Development Bank. http://hdl.handle.net/11540/4956. License: CC BY 3.0 IGO.

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