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ADB commits $4.26 billion in sovereign lending to India
Financial Express Pune
|December 20, 2025
THE ASIAN DEVELOPMENT Bank (ADB) committed $4.26 billion in sovereign lending to India in 2025, backing a wide range of projects aimed at strengthening skills, scaling up renewable energy, modernising cities, improving healthcare and promoting sustainable tourism.
Of the 16 newly committed projects, nearly 32% focus on human and social development, underscoring ADB's emphasis on jobs and employability, the multilateral agency said.
This story is from the December 20, 2025 edition of Financial Express Pune.
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