AIIB approves $250 million loan to Pakistan to fight Covid-19 impact
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22 July, 2020, 11:00 am
Last modified: 22 July, 2020, 11:06 am
The AIIB has previously approved a loan of $500 million for Pakistan’s response to Covid-19. Both loans are part of the AIIB’s $10 billion funding facility to help public and private sectors fight the outbreak
Women wearing protective face masks walk amid the rush of people along a road as the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues, in Karachi, Pakistan July 20, 2020. Photo: Reuters
The Beijing-backed Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) said on Wednesday it would lend $250 million to Pakistan to help the country deal with the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic.
The project will be co-financed by the World Bank and will bolster a Pakistan government programme to strengthen health infrastructure, social safety nets, investment in human capital and economic growth, the AIIB said in a statement.
The AIIB has previously approved a loan of $500 million for Pakistan's response to Covid-19. Both loans are part of the AIIB's $10 billion funding facility to help public and private sectors fight the outbreak.
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