Xinhua world economic news summary at 0830 GMT, June 22

ISLAMABAD -- The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has signed an agreement for a 250 million U.S. dollar policy-based loan to assist Pakistan's sustainable investments in infrastructure and services through public-private partnerships, the ADB said in a statement.

The bank's country director for Pakistan Ye Yong and Secretary of the Economic Affairs Division (EAD) of Pakistan Kazim Niaz signed the agreement here on F