A “further increase” on the US$35 billion is expected, the person told Reuters, declining to be named as the discussions are confidential.

The World Bank and Turkey’s treasury and finance ministry did not respond to a request for comment.

The World Bank last year increased its financing to Turkey to US$35 billion from US$17 billion.

Humberto Lopez, the World Bank’s Turkey director, told Reuters last year that the US$35 billion package was in response to the “strong commitment” by Ankara to re-establish macroeconomic stability and to support steps in that direction.

Turkey and the World Bank also signed a financing deal of US$1.9 billion for four projects this week.

Turkish finance minister Mehmet Simsek was in Washington this week for the G20 and World Bank meetings.

World Bank financing to Turkey mostly focused on renewable energy, flood management, climate change adaptation and mitigation, and support for the export sector.