The World Bank Group’s Country Partnership Framework (CPF) aims to make our country-driven model more systematic, evidence-based, selective, and focused on the Bank’s twin goals of ending extreme poverty and increasing shared prosperity in a sustainable manner. The CPF replaces the Country Assistance Strategy (CAS). Used in conjunction with a Systematic Country Diagnostic (SCD), the CPF guides the World Bank Group's (WBG) support to a member country.
A Systematic Country Diagnostic (SCD) informs each new CPF. The aim of the SCD is to identify the most important challenges and opportunities a country faces in advancing towards the twin goals. This is derived from a thorough analysis, and informed by consultations with a range of stakeholders.
View the World Bank Group Directive and Guidance on Country Engagement.
Steps in our Country Engagement:
Step 1: What are the biggest constraints to reducing poverty and increasing shared prosperity in a sustainable way? SCDs are built on an analysis of data and existing studies by the WBG and external partners, and aim at identifying the most critical constraints to, and opportunities for, reducing poverty and building shared prosperity sustainably. The SCD’s findings take into account the views of a broad set of stakeholders, including the private sector.
Step 2: What are the most important contributions the World Bank Group can make? The CPF lays out the main country development goals that WBG aims to help the country achieve, and proposes a selective program of indicative WBG interventions for this purpose. Derived from these country development goals are more specific CPF objectives against which the program is monitored during and evaluated at the end of the CPF cycle. CPF objectives are selected to reflect Government priorities, main constraints identified by the SCD, and the WBG’s comparative advantage.
Step 3: How are we doing? Performance and Learning Reviews (PLRs) are prepared mid-way through the CPF cycle. PLRs identify and capture lessons, and determine midcourse corrections in the CPF objectives and program of interventions. They also contribute to and help build the WBG’s knowledge base, into the SCD and CPF.
Step 4: What did we learn? Completion and Learning Reviews (CLR) identify and capture end-of-cycle learning to contribute to the WBG’s knowledge base, including on how to integrate inclusion and sustainability dimensions into WBG programs. CLR findings are an important input to the preparation of a new CPF.
Last Updated: Sep 14, 2017
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Belize FY17-21 | ||
Brazil FY18-23 | ||
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Ethiopia FY18-22 | ||
Guatemala FY17-20 |
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Lao FY17-21 | Laotian version | |
Kosovo FY17-21 | ||
Madagascar FY17-21 | ||
Moldova FY18-21 | ||
Mozambique FY17-21 | ||
Pacific Islands FY17-21 | ||
Peru FY17 -21 | ||
Turkey FY18-21 | ||
Ukraine FY17-21 | ||
Vietnam FY17-21 |
As part of the CPF approach, Systematic Country Diagnostics (SCDs), are prepared by WBG staff in close consultation with a country’s national authorities and other stakeholders. The SCD is a reference point for client consultations on priorities for WBG country engagement. It aims to help the country, the WBG and other development partners establish a dialogue to focus their efforts around goals and activities that have high impact and are aligned with the global goals of ending absolute poverty and boosting shared prosperity in a sustainable manner.
Guidance for the Preparation of Systematic Country Diagnostics (SCD)
For more information, go to the specific Country Page and contact the Country Team.
When available, links to Completed SCDs and Public Information Notices (PIN) are posted below.
Africa
East Asia and Pacific |
Europe and Central Asia Latin America and Caribbean Middle East and North Africa South Asia |
Latin America and Caribbean
Brazil
Chile
Nicaragua
Peru (completed)
Middle East and North Africa
Iraq (completed)
Last Updated: Sep 14, 2017