Islamabad: The Asian Development Bank (ABD) has expressed interest in collaborating with the federal government on its ‘Kamyab Jawan Programme’ and exploring its offered opportunities, a news source reported on Friday (July 10).
Read: Pakistan, ADB sign loan agreement for Karachi’s BRT project
Special Assistant to Prime Minister on Youth Affairs Muhammad Usman Dar and ADB Deputy Country Director Asif Cheema held meeting on the matter through a video link.
Cheema said that the government will share a concept paper on proposals for micro-financing schemes under the Kamyab Jawan Programme so that it could be made more effective. He added that the international bank is keen to explore all the possible options available for cooperation.
Read: PM upgrades upper limit of Kamyab Jawan programme to PKR 25 mn
Dar, in turn, assured the ADB of complete support and ensured that effective work could be done with the collaboration. He further said that the government can also work on developing additional schemes in regards to the ones already operational under the government’s various programmes.