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22/12/2025 04:49 AST
The World Bank said on Friday that it has approved $700 million in financing for Pakistan under a multi-year initiative aimed at supporting the country's macroeconomic stability and service delivery.
The funds will be released under the bank's Public Resources for Inclusive Development - Multiphase Programmatic ?Approach (PRID-MPA), which could provide up to $1.35 billion in total financing, the lender said. Of this amount, $600 million will go for federal programs and $100 million will ?support a provincial program in the southern Sindh province.
The approval follows a $47.9 million World Bank grant in August to improve primary education in Pakistan's most populous Punjab province.
In November, an IMF-World Bank report, uploaded by Pakistan's finance ministry, said Pakistan's fragmented ?regulation, opaque budgeting and political capture are curbing investment and weakening revenue. Regional tensions may surface over international financing for Pakistan.
In May, Reuters reported that India would oppose World Bank funding for Pakistan, citing a senior government source in New Delhi.
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