Paraguay - Performance and learning review of the country partnership strategy for the period FY15-FY18 (Anglais)

This Performance and Learning Review (PLR) makes an assessment of the progress toward achieving the objectives of the Paraguay Country Partnership Strategy (CPS) for the period FY15-FY18. It takes stock of the program and recommends adjustments to reflect...  Voir la suite This Performance and Learning Review (PLR) makes an assessment of the progress toward achieving the objectives of the Paraguay Country Partnership Strategy (CPS) for the period FY15-FY18. It takes stock of the program and recommends adjustments to reflect the changes in the country context and lessons learned from implementation to date. It also introduces greater precision in the definition of objectives and indicators. The CPS (FY15-FY18) was presented to the Board in December 2014 and was aligned with Paraguay’s National Development Plan (NDP) 2013-2030, which calls for eradicating extreme poverty. The World Bank Group (WBG) program was built around three results areas: (i) strengthening resilience to risks and volatility; (ii) boosting pro-poor delivery of public goods and services; and (iii) fostering integrative markets, which are aligned to the NDP objectives. While cognizant of the complex political economy in the current pre-election period and implementation capacity constraints, the WBG considers it important to maintain a challenging agenda in Paraguay. Given progress made in the implementation of the program to date and the recent good record of the portfolio, the overall risk to achieving the objectives of the WBG program will remain unchanged for the rest of the CPS period and rated as substantial. The work and analysis under the Strategic Country Diagnosis (SCD) planned for FY18 will provide further opportunity to strengthen the dialogue and open new avenues for engagement in important development areas, where the WBG has comparative advantage. The SCD will shape the formulation of the new Country Partnership Framework (CPF) FY19-23, which will also coincide with the new political cycle after the Presidential elections in March 2018.  Réduire