The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors approved $149.7 million in financing for Pakistan earlier this year.
The Digital Economy Enhancement Project (DEEP) ($78 million) will support the expansion of digitally enabled public services delivery for citizens and firms, while the second additional financing for the Sindh Barrages Improvement Project (SBIP) ($71.7 million) will support better resilience to floods and improvements in the reliability, safety, and management of the three Sindh barrages.