Saad Paracha

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Saad Paracha

Asian Development Bank

Head, CAREC Unit

Mr. Saad Paracha supports regional cooperation initiatives and project cofinancing as part of Asian Development Bank’s operations in Central and West Asia Department covering Afghanistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyz Republic, Pakistan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan. He is working as Unit Head, Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation (CAREC) program since February 2020. Mr. Paracha has been working for ADB in various capacities since 2008. He worked for the Office of Cofinancing managing relationships with several bilateral and multilateral agencies supporting projects throughout Asia. In his previous roles, he has prepared and managed multi-million-dollar projects in various sectors and supported country strategy and programming work. He has remained part of ADB’s regional cooperation initiatives and possesses good understanding of issues and opportunities in transport, energy, and trade sectors in Asia. Prior to joining ADB, he worked for five years with the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) managing a portfolio of around $100 million focusing on governance and economic growth. He started his career with the Government of Pakistan where he held various positions in the Ministries of Finance, Economic Affairs, and Industries with a focus on policies and strategies relating to development finance and aid programming. Saad Paracha, a national of Pakistan, has been selected as Chevening Fellow by UK’s Foreign & Commonwealth Office, International Policy Fellow by the Open Society Foundations in Hungary and Democracy and Development Fellow by the Stanford University, USA. He holds M.A. in Public Administration from Pakistan and Post-graduate Diploma in Development Studies from Japan.

Dialogue on Sustainable Water Governance and Management in Central Asia in Times of Growing Climate Uncertainty

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In this regional dialogue, prominent water and development experts from CAREC Institute and development partners discuss and exp...

10 Feb 2022

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