ADB approves $300m loan to develop Pakistan’s capital markets

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) approved a $300 million loan on Tuesday to further develop Pakistan’s capital markets, promote private investment in the country, and help mobilise domestic resources to finance sustainable growth.

According to a statement, the second sub-programme of the ADB’s Third Capital Market Development Program builds on institutional and regulatory reforms put in place under the first sub-programme approved in 2020.

It aims to catalyse institutional investor demand and increase the range of alternative financial instruments, such as derivatives and commodity futures, that are available to investors.