Finance Minister Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar has welcomed the agreements worth US$ 432.7 million signed with the World Bank on Thursday, saying these would support Financial Sector, Social Protection, Community and SME Development, Livelihood & Community Infrastructure and Services.
Tariq Mahmood Pasha, Secretary, Economic Affairs Division signed the Loans and Grants Agreements on behalf of Government of Pakistan while Project Agreements were signed by the representatives of Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and FATA Secretariat. Anthony Cholst, Acting Country Director signed the agreements on behalf of the World Bank.
As per agreements signed, US$ 301.6 Million are earmarked for meeting the development objectives of ‘Growth Development Policy Financing’. The objectives will be achieved through improving access to finance, fostering long-term finance and enhancing transparency of the financial sector.
Social Safety Net (BISP) has been provide US$100 million under the agreements with the objective to strengthen the social safety net systems for the poor to enhance their human capital and access to complementary services.
The program will support three elements of Pakistan’s Income Support System
i) Rural Livelihood and Community Infrastructure Project (RLCIP) US$ 8.1 million: The project aims to improve livelihood and access to basic service infrastructure in selected agencies in FATA and to support Temporarily Displaced Persons (TDPs) in the process of rehabilitation as they return back to their homes.
ii) Economic Revitalization for Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and FATA (ERKF) Project US$ 19.0 million: The objective of the Project is to support the government in the economic recovery and revitalization of the crisis affected areas of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and FATA by creating sustainable employment opportunities through rehabilitation of Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs), generating private sector investment, and laying the foundations for the future development of selected economic sectors.
iii) Southern Areas Development Project for Khyber Pakhtunkhwa US$ 4.0 million: The project aims to reach the un-served and underserved communities including women, youth and ultra-poor in the three Southern Districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, support them by investing in community development, community driven investment, strengthening local groups, improving access to social and productive infrastructure and providing context-based livelihood opportunities
https://propakistani.pk/2017/03/30/pakistan-gets-another-432-7-million-loans-grants-world-bank/
Tariq Mahmood Pasha, Secretary, Economic Affairs Division signed the Loans and Grants Agreements on behalf of Government of Pakistan while Project Agreements were signed by the representatives of Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and FATA Secretariat. Anthony Cholst, Acting Country Director signed the agreements on behalf of the World Bank.
As per agreements signed, US$ 301.6 Million are earmarked for meeting the development objectives of ‘Growth Development Policy Financing’. The objectives will be achieved through improving access to finance, fostering long-term finance and enhancing transparency of the financial sector.
Social Safety Net (BISP) has been provide US$100 million under the agreements with the objective to strengthen the social safety net systems for the poor to enhance their human capital and access to complementary services.
The program will support three elements of Pakistan’s Income Support System
- Basic Cash Transfer Program, delivered by the Benazir Income Support Program (BISP)
- Waseela-e-Taleem (WeT) program to incentivize primary school enrolment of BISP beneficiary families’ children
- Facilitation support to improve BISP beneficiaries’ access to complementary services.
i) Rural Livelihood and Community Infrastructure Project (RLCIP) US$ 8.1 million: The project aims to improve livelihood and access to basic service infrastructure in selected agencies in FATA and to support Temporarily Displaced Persons (TDPs) in the process of rehabilitation as they return back to their homes.
ii) Economic Revitalization for Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and FATA (ERKF) Project US$ 19.0 million: The objective of the Project is to support the government in the economic recovery and revitalization of the crisis affected areas of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and FATA by creating sustainable employment opportunities through rehabilitation of Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs), generating private sector investment, and laying the foundations for the future development of selected economic sectors.
iii) Southern Areas Development Project for Khyber Pakhtunkhwa US$ 4.0 million: The project aims to reach the un-served and underserved communities including women, youth and ultra-poor in the three Southern Districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, support them by investing in community development, community driven investment, strengthening local groups, improving access to social and productive infrastructure and providing context-based livelihood opportunities
https://propakistani.pk/2017/03/30/pakistan-gets-another-432-7-million-loans-grants-world-bank/
