Pakistan, World Bank

World Bank makes 10-year plan with Pakistan for $20 billion in funding
Pakistan's prime minister on Wednesday welcomed a first-of-its-kind agreement with the World Bank for a plan to focus $20 billion in lending to the cash-strapped nation over the coming decade on development issues like the impact of climate change as well as boosting private-sector growth.
World Bank approves 10-year $20bn Pakistan lending package
The World Bank has agreed to $20bn of new lending to Pakistan over the next decade as the multilateral lender seeks to support the cash-strapped government in undertaking reforms to stabilise the economy.
World Bank pledges $40b to Pakistan
The World Bank has pledged to provide $40 billion to Pakistan under the 10-year Country Partnership Framework (CPF), according to sources in Ministry of Economic Affairs. Interestingly, Shahbaz Rana, an economic correspondent at The Express Tribune, broke the news on January 4 while citing a key Pakistani official.
World Bank to approve $20 billion funding package for Pakistan’s development
According to the World Bank's assessment, the planning framework "will help shield the programme from the country's volatile polity and frequent swings in priorities and requests that follow government changes.
Pakistan’s premier welcomes World Bank’s 10-year funding plan of $20 billion
Pakistan’s prime minister has welcomed the first-of-its-kind agreement with the World Bank under which his country will receive $20 billion in the next decade to invest in renewable energy, education,
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