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India presses ADB for more lending and sharper reforms for developing economies
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Published on 4 May 2026

Key push: capital expansion inside multilateral banks
India has urged the Asian Development Bank to expand its lending capacity and shift to a more transformative model to help developing economies weather global uncertainty. The government wants reforms and capital-expansion measures across multilateral development banks to unlock more funding for infrastructure, the climate transition, and human capital development.
- India asks the ADB to scale up lending capacity
- Calls for a more transformative approach to aid
- Pushes reforms to unlock capital in multilateral banks
- Funding focus includes infrastructure, climate transition, and skills
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