国际英语资讯:ADB approves loans to boost public-private infrastructure in Bangladesh
<p><span word="DHAKA">DHAKA</span>, <span word="July">July</span> 18-- <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Asian">Asian</span> <span word="Development">Development</span> <span word="Bank">Bank</span>'<span word="s">s</span> (<span word="ADB">ADB</span>) <span word="has">has</span> <span word="approved">approved</span> 526 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="dollars">dollars</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="sustain">sustain</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="increase">increase</span> <span word="infrastructure">infrastructure</span> <span word="investments">investments</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Bangladesh">Bangladesh</span>, <span word="particularly">particularly</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="financing">financing</span> <span word="public">public</span>-<span word="private">private</span> <span word="partnership">partnership</span> (<span word="PPP">PPP</span>) <span word="projects">projects</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="renewable">renewable</span> <span word="energy">energy</span> <span word="interventions">interventions</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="assistance">assistance</span> <span word="consists">consists</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> 500-<span word="million">million</span>-<span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="dollar">dollar</span> <span word="market">market</span>-<span word="based">based</span> <span word="loan">loan</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="finance">finance</span> <span word="medium">medium</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="large">large</span>-<span word="scale">scale</span> <span word="PPP">PPP</span> <span word="infrastructure">infrastructure</span> <span word="projects">projects</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> 26-<span word="million">million</span>-<span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="dollar">dollar</span> <span word="concessional">concessional</span> <span word="loan">loan</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="finance">finance</span> <span word="small">small</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="medium">medium</span>-<span word="sized">sized</span> <span word="renewable">renewable</span> <span word="energy">energy</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="energy">energy</span> <span word="efficiency">efficiency</span> <span word="facilities">facilities</span>, <span word="primarily">primarily</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rural">rural</span> <span word="areas">areas</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Manila">Manila</span>-<span word="based">based</span> <span word="lender">lender</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Tuesday">Tuesday</span>.</p><p><span word="Both">Both</span> <span word="loans">loans</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Third">Third</span> <span word="Public">Public</span>-<span word="Private">Private</span> <span word="Infrastructure">Infrastructure</span> <span word="Development">Development</span> <span word="Facility">Facility</span> (<span word="PPIDF">PPIDF</span> 3), <span word="it">it</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Infrastructure">Infrastructure</span> <span word="development">development</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="integral">integral</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Bangladesh">Bangladesh</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="rapid">rapid</span> <span word="economic">economic</span> <span word="growth">growth</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="undeniable">undeniable</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="order">order</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="sustain">sustain</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="growth">growth</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="increased">increased</span> <span word="investment">investment</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="infrastructure">infrastructure</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="filled">filled</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="private">private</span> <span word="sector">sector</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Peter">Peter</span> <span word="Marro">Marro</span>, <span word="an">an</span> <span word="ADB">ADB</span> <span word="principal">principal</span> <span word="financial">financial</span> <span word="sector">sector</span> <span word="specialist">specialist</span>.</p><p><span word="ADB">ADB</span> <span word="says">says</span> <span word="Bangladesh">Bangladesh</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="recorded">recorded</span> <span word="steady">steady</span> <span word="average">average</span> <span word="growth">growth</span> <span word="of">of</span> 6.3 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="between">between</span> 2011 <span word="and">and</span> 2017, <span word="enabling">enabling</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="attain">attain</span> <span word="lower">lower</span>-<span word="middle">middle</span> <span word="income">income</span> <span word="status">status</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="July">July</span> 2017. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="real">real</span> <span word="gross">gross</span> <span word="domestic">domestic</span> <span word="product">product</span> (<span word="GDP">GDP</span>) <span word="growth">growth</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="reach">reach</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="average">average</span> <span word="annual">annual</span> <span word="rate">rate</span> <span word="of">of</span> 7.4 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="the">the</span> 7<span word="th">th</span> <span word="Five">Five</span>-<span word="Year">Year</span> <span word="Plan">Plan</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="move">move</span> <span word="Bangladesh">Bangladesh</span> <span word="toward">toward</span> <span word="upper">upper</span> <span word="middle">middle</span>-<span word="income">income</span> <span word="level">level</span>.</p><p><span word="Such">Such</span> <span word="targets">targets</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="require">require</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="substantial">substantial</span> <span word="increase">increase</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="private">private</span> <span word="investments">investments</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="about">about</span> 29 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="GDP">GDP</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2017 <span word="to">to</span> 34.4 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="by">by</span> 2020, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p>
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