Pakistan explores $1.5bn financing through World Bank guarantees
Pakistan is exploring a financing arrangement targeting around $1.5 billion through World Bank Group guarantees to secure funding at competitive rates, the Finance Division said on Friday, as the government seeks to diversify its external financing sources. The development came during Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb meeting with Alvarez & Marsal on the sidelines of the World Bank Group–IMF Annual Meetings 2026 in Bangkok, Thailand, to discuss long-term financing through World Bank Group guarantees.