World Bank $600m BRIDGE loan linked to Investment Act
As the IMF loan to Pakistan underpins macro stability, Islamabad plans a $600 million World Bank BRIDGE loan tied to new investment and factoring laws.
Pakistan plans a $600 million World Bank loan under the BRIDGE programme, to be taken by the Ministry of Finance.
Estimated approval is 29 January 2027; the full programme is about $1.2 billion, with roughly $593 million from the federal government.
In return, the government has pledged laws including an Investment Act and a Factoring Law, plus freer wheat and sugar trade.
About 800,000 workers leaving for overseas jobs each year are expected to gain from a digitised migration process.
A separate $750 million Asian Development Bank package is planned for pension and private-sector reforms.