KARACHI – Pakistan and the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) havesigned an agreement for $500 million loan that will provide a breathingroom to under-pressure economy of the South Asian country.
The AIIB is providing the loan under the Building Resilience with ActiveCountercyclical Expenditures (BRACE) programme, which is an AsianDevelopment Bank (ADB) financing initiative to enhance the resilience ofpoor and vulnerable groups to socio-economic shocks.
“The agreement was signed from the AIIB side by Konstantin Likitovskiy,Vice President Investment Operations, and Awais Manzoor Sumra, specialsecretary finances from the Pakistani side,” the finance ministry said in astatement on Twitter.
It added, “signing took place during COP27 meetings in Sharm El-Sheikh inEgypt and was witnessed by Minister for Climate Change.”
Earlier this week, Finance Minister Ishaq Dar revealed that the AIIB boardhad approved the $500 million loan program for Pakistan.
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“Board of Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) has today approved$500 million as co-financing of Asian Development Bank-funded BRACE programfor Pakistan,” Dar said in a Twitter post.
“These Funds will be received by State Bank of Pakistan within November2022,” he announced.
