ADB Grants Sri Lanka $200 Million Loan Facility
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Daily FT reports that the Government of Sri Lanka signed a $100 million policy-based loan agreement with the Asian Development Bank (ADB) yesterday. The outlet says the financing supports the second stage of a water-sector reform programme.
Daily FT reports that the loan will go to the Budget and is conditional on agreed policy measures, rather than being directly allocated to water infrastructure construction. Newsfirst reports a $200 million loan facility and says $100 million is intended to support water-related aims, including resilience to climate impacts, environmental protection and improved financial stability in the sector.
Newswire reports that Sri Lanka signed another $100 million loan agreement with the ADB for skills development. Its report excerpt gives no further information about that agreement.
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Earlier coverage
Reports on the same subject from the months before this story.
- Newswire · Sri Lanka to obtain USD 100 million ADB loan for water supply and sanitation reforms
- EconomyNext · ADB approves $100mn for Sri Lanka welfare and growth
- Lankadeepa · දුප්පතා ශක්තිමත් කරන්න ආසියානු සංවර්ධන බැංකුවෙන් ඩොලර් කෝටි 10ක්
- Ada Derana · Cabinet approves $100 million ADB loan for Sri Lanka’s economic recovery programme
- Daily Mirror · Japan grants Rs. 4.56 billion for Kelani River flood mitigation project