Imexpharm secures loan from ADB to support generic medicine production

December 16, 2020 | 11:55

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The Asian Development Bank (ADB) signed an $8 million loan with Imexpharm Corporation to help the company sustain its production of generic medicines, despite global supply disruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.

imexpharm secures loan from adb to support generic medicine production

The ADB and Imexpharm have signed a loan to support its generic medicine production

The financing will support the company’s working capital needs to ensure an ample supply of active pharmaceutical ingredients for essential generic medicine production. Imexpharm’s operations and continued production of generic pharmaceuticals and their ensured availability in the market is integral in safeguarding the country’s healthcare during the pandemic.

“Asia has witnessed disruptions across the pharmaceutical supply chain in 2020, including a shortage of active pharmaceutical ingredients,” said head of the Health and Education Investments at the ADB's Private Sector Operations Department, Aniruddha Patil. “This project demonstrates the ADB’s continued efforts to enhance health outcomes in Vietnam by encouraging the development and use of local generic medicines.”

“We are pleased to be working with the ADB,” said Imexpharm’s chairman Nguyen Quoc Dinh. “The financing will improve our liquidity situation and ensure a consistent supply of affordable generic drugs to hospitals and pharmacies across Vietnam.”

This debt financing is part of the ADB’s $20 billion assistance announced on April 13 to help its developing members manage the pandemic.

Imexpharm was established in 1977 and initially incorporated in 1983 as the Dong Thap Pharmaceutical Union. The firm was transformed from a state-owned enterprise into a joint-stock company and renamed Imexpharm Corporation and its shares were listed on the Ho Chi Minh City Stock Exchange on December 4, 2006. As of September 30, 2020, Imexpharm had 1,252 employees, total assets of VND2.07 trillion ($90 million) and six pharmaceutical manufacturing facilities.

By Thanh Van

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