Pakistan to get $2m ADB’s grant

Staff Report

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) on Tuesday signed a USD 2 million grant for the “COVID-19 Emergency Response.”
The grant agreement was signed by Noor Ahmed, Secretary, Ministry of Economic Affairs and Ms. Xiaohong Yang, Country Director, ADB.
The grant proceeds, made available from ADB’s Asia Pacific Disaster Respond Fund, will be used to build resilience and capacity of front-line health workers in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic.