Pakistan, June 25 -- The Asian Development Bank (ADB) approved a loan of $350 million to support access to finance for women in Pakistan.The funding will support the second phase of the Women-Inclusive Finance Sector Development Program, which includes a $300 million policy-based loan and a $50 million financial intermediation loan designed to fund credit facilities and guarantees that support women's entrepreneurship through improving their access to finance. The program is aligned with the Government of Pakistan's Country Partnership Strategy 2021-2025 to boost the representation of women in the economy. Women remain underrepresented in Pakistan's economy, which has the second-lowest ranking among 146 economies in the Global Gender Gap In...