Pakistan set for $40bn in World Bank loans over decade, officials say

Planned financing targets everything from childhood education to clean energy

While the World Bank has provided financing of over $60 billion to Pakistan since 1950, its new program marks a longer-term strategy compared with previous deals that lasted from four to six years. (Nikkei montage/Source photo by Getty Images and AP)

ADNAN AAMIR

February 14, 2025 15:01 JST

ISLAMABAD -- Pakistan could receive up to $40 billion in public-private sector financing over a decade under a first-of-its-kind deal with the World Bank, officials from the Washington-based organization said in an exclusive interview.

The cash-strapped South Asian nation is to receive $20 billion for public-sector initiatives under a new scheme called the Country Partnership Framework (CPF), announced last month.