According to media reports, the World Bank is set to approve a $20 billion indicative lending package for Pakistan a pioneering 10-year initiative to protect its funded projects from political transitions and focus on six targeted areas.
- The programme, titled “Pakistan Country Partnership Framework 2025-35”, aims to improve social indicators in the most neglected but important areas.
- This ‘Country Partnership Framework’ is scheduled to be approved by the World Bank board on January 14.
Country Partnership Framework
- The World Bank Group’s Country Partnership Framework (CPF) frames its engagement in line with the Bank’s mission to end extreme poverty and boost shared prosperity on a livable planet.
- The model seeks to maximize the impact of WBG’s support to these goals, by contributing over time to high-level outcomes (HLOs) consistent with a country’s development goals.
