Finance Minister Wagle urges ADB to support Nepal in its post-disaster recovery

Kathmandu / Oct 15: Finance Minister Dr Swarnim Wagle has urged the Asian Development Bank (ADB) to help Nepal in its post-disaster recovery and climate-resilience reconstruction.

Finance Minister Dr Wagle, who is in Bangkok, Thailand to participate in the annual meeting of the World Bank and International Monetary Fund, made this request during the meeting with ADB President Masato Kanda.

On the occasion, he urged the ADB President Kanda to mobilize resources for post-disaster recovery, climate-resilience reconstruction and advancement of Nepal’s long-term economic priorities, according to Finance Minister Dr Wagle’s Secretariat.

The Finance Minister on the behalf of Nepal extended gratitude towards ADB for prompt approval of emergency grants to assist the relief after the flood and expressing solidarity.

Similarly, ADB President Kanda mentioned that collaboration for Nepal’s development is in high-priority of ADB.

Finance Secretary Dr Ghanashyam Upadhyay and Joint-Secretary at the Ministry Amrit Lamsal were also present in the meeting. RSS