USAID launches assessment, strengthening programme

 ISLAMABAD: The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) launched a five-year assessment and strengthening programme for capacity building of the officials in government and private sector to ensure full implementation on the USAID money for the improvement of living standard in Pakistan, an agency official said on Wednesday.

Inaugurating the project, which will cost $45 million, USAID Chief Financial Officer David Ostermeyer expressed the hope that the programme would be helpful in ensuring the spending of the USAID funds on various projects.