Asian Development Bank (ADB) Executive Director, Mr. Sami
Saeed on Tuesday called on Finance Minister
Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar at the Ministry of Finance and discussed matters
related to ADB’s various projects and programmes in Pakistan.
The Minister was informed that due to the improved credit
ratings of Pakistan and the economic reforms carried out by the government
during the last 4 years, Asian Development Bank had increased their country
exposure limit for private sector operations in Pakistan from US$700 million to
US$1.7 billion. This would make available additional resources to the private
sector in Pakistan. Executive Director ADB said that the disbursement of the
contracted sovereign credits was currently at a historical level.
Minister Dar appreciated ADB’s continued support for development
programmes in Pakistan. He recalled his recent meeting with the ADB President
Mr. Takaheki Nakao in Urumqi, China and asked Mr. Sami Saeed to follow up with
the ADB management to take the matters further in the light of the discussions
held during the meeting.
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