ADB $20 million COVID-19 package to boost Kyrgyz Republic’s health sector ADB’s finance consists of a $10 million emergency loan and a $10 million grant. The project will improve facilities at hospitals designated as COVID-19 treatment centers in the country.
Kyrgyz Republic receives World Bank financing to scale-up disaster resilience and seismic performance of school buildings The World Bank’s Board of Directors approved Additional Financing for the Enhancing Resilience in the Kyrgyz Republic Project in the amount of $55 million.
ADB $500 million loan to help protect poor, strengthen Pakistan’s COVID-19 health and economic response The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a $500 million loan to help the Government of Pakistan deliver social protection programs to the poor and vulnerable, expand health sector capabilities, and deliver a pro-poor fiscal stimulus to boost growth and create jobs as the country fights the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic.
ADB, Pakistan sign $5.28 mllion Norwegian grant to strengthen COVID-19 response The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Government of Pakistan signed an agreement to expand support for Pakistan’s response to the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province through the National Disaster Risk Management Fund.
World Bank helps Tajikistan inform public on COVID-19 risks To leverage on increased mobile network connectivity, the World Bank recently launched an SMS-based platform to communicate information about the risks of coronavirus and ways to minimize these risks.
Signing ceremony for ADB $300 million emergency COVID-19 loan to Pakistan The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Government of Pakistan signed the loan agreement for a $300 million emergency assistance loan initially approved by the bank on 19 May.
ADB and Ipoteka Bank Partner to Support Trade in Uzbekistan The Asian Development Bank’s (ADB) Trade Finance Program and Ipoteka Bank from Uzbekistan signed an agreement providing guarantees to support trade in the country.
IMF Executive Board approves $99 million disbursement under the Rapid Financing Instrument to Mongolia to address the COVID-19 pandemic This emergency financial assistance will help support foreign exchange reserves, create fiscal space for essential pandemic-related expenditure, and catalyze donor support.
ADB, ESCAP discuss stepping up cooperation to help Asia and Pacific in addressing COVID-19 crisis Asian Development Bank (ADB) President Masatsugu Asakawa and United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and Pacific (ESCAP) Executive Secretary Armida Salsiah Alisjahbana discussed enhancing cooperation to help the region as it addresses the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic.
EBRD, EU and EIB help improve solid waste services in Kyrgyz Republic Over 300,000 residents of Osh City and two neighbouring municipalities will have better solid waste services thanks to a joint financing program organized by the EBRD, the European Union, and the European Investment Bank.
