KARACHI: Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah on Friday said that with the support of the World Bank the provincial government wanted to work for development of human capital, poverty reduction, stunting, revenue mobilisation and economic reforms.
The World Bank country chief assured the chief minister that stuck-up funds of the Bank would be released shortly so that the projects in progress with the support of the WB could be completed within time.
The chief minister was talking to WB Country Director Najy Benhassine here at CM House.
The Bank’s country chief was accompanied by operation manager Melinda Good and senior operation officer Amena Raja.
World Bank approves $300mln loan for projects in Sindh
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December 10, 2020
ISLAMABAD: The World Bank on Wednesday approved $300 million in financing for two projects in Pakistan including the Sindh Resilience Project and the Solid Waste Emergency and Efficiency Project (SWEEP).
“These investments would bolster Pakistan’s efforts to build resilience to natural hazards such as floods and droughts in Sindh, and strengthen solid waste management in Karachi to tackle recurrent urban flooding and public health emergencies in the city,” the bank said in a statement on Wednesday.
Najy Benhassine, country head of World Bank Pakistan said building resilience to natural disasters and health emergencies is an important and urgent agenda in Pakistan that would help save lives and protect the economy.
WB gives nod to $300m for projects in Sindh
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December 10, 2020
ISLAMABAD: The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors on Wednesday approved $300 million in financing for two projects in Pakistan the Sindh Resilience Project and the Solid Waste Emergency and Efficiency Project.
These investments will bolster Pakistan’s efforts to build resilience to natural hazards such as floods and droughts in Sindh province, and will strengthen solid waste management in Karachi to tackle recurrent urban flooding and public health emergencies in the city.
“Building resilience to natural disasters and health emergencies is an important and urgent agenda in Pakistan, that will help save lives and protect the economy,” said Najy Benhassine, World Bank Country Director for Pakistan in a statement issued here.