Corporate Strategy, Scorecard, and Results Documents

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World Bank Group Scorecard FY24
(Washington, DC: World Bank, 2024-11-07) World Bank
This document presents three different views of the WBG scorecard: 1. Scorecard view presents all data at the WBG level for a set of 50 indicators (8 Vision indicators, 22 Client Context indicators, and 20 WBG Results indicators). It provides an overview of the WBG's performance and progress towards its goals. The Scorecard is released at the Annual Meetings of the World Bank Group and the International Monetary Fund in October 2024. 2. Disaggregation by female, Youth and Fragility and Conflict Situations view breaks down the WBG Results indicators by WBG institutions, focusing on gender, youth and FCS disaggregated results. 3. Other disaggregation view provides a breakdown of data based on select criteria such as regions, income groups, Small States, SIDS, LDCs, and disability-inclusiveness. These disaggregation criteria allow for a more detailed analysis of the WBG’s results.
International Finance Corporation Strategy and Business Outlook Update FY22-24: Leaning In
(World Bank, Washington, DC, 2022) International Finance Corporation
This report provides an overview of the World Bank Group’s (WBG) strategic directions and the alignment of work programs and resources with these directions. It was prepared jointly by the World Bank (WB), the International Finance Corporation (IFC) and the Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA) and forms a common chapeau of each institution’s Strategy and business outlook paper.
Green, Resilient, and Inclusive Development
(World Bank, Washington, DC, 2021-10-01) World Bank
Developing countries have experienced growing structural weaknesses over the last decade. COVID-19 and climate change have further aggravated these, worsening poverty and inequality, and starkly exposing the interdependence between people, the planet, and the economy. This report charts out the Green, Resilient, and Inclusive Development (GRID) approach, which departs from previous development strategies by promoting economic growth that goes hand in hand with environmental goals and social inclusion. Pursuing the twin goals of poverty eradication and shared prosperity with a sustainability lens, the GRID approach addresses the risks to people, the planet, and the economy in an integrated manner that is tailored to country needs and objectives. It sets a path that achieves lasting economic progress that is shared across the population, providing a robust recovery, and restoring momentum on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). As countries face a historic opportunity to establish a better way forward, they will need to make significant reforms, mobilize domestic resources fairly, and deploy private sector solutions at scale. To ensure that the fruits of these transformations are evenly distributed, a range of social and labor market policies are also needed to compensate losers, safeguard the vulnerable, and deliver a just transition to a green economy. As needs are vast, complementary involvement from the public and private sectors, and the international community is vital
Results in the Latin America and Caribbean Region 2021, Volume 17
(World Bank, Washington, DC, 2021-10) World Bank
As a direct consequence of the COVID-19 pandemic, 2021was a year of enormous challenges in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC). The region faced a daunting health emergency, for which it was ill prepared, and then endured the devastating social and economic costs of the crisis. LAC’s daunting challenge was to begin its social and economic recovery while still battling the pandemic. The World Bank supported these efforts and made a record contribution to the region’s countries, helping to mitigate the damage, protect the most vulnerable and support reconstruction efforts. The road to full recovery will still be long, and the region must continue to move toward more inclusive and resilient growth, deepening its capacity to absorb shocks and offering a greater well-being to its population. The briefs contained in this book showcase the many ways that both active and recently closed World Bank-financed projects are supporting the region’s efforts to overcome the current health crisis, and helping to lay foundations for long-term development, with inclusive growth, human capital creation and greater resilience. To promote inclusive growth, efforts were made to ensure that the benefits of investments in key sectors reach everyone. In the Brazilian state of Pernambuco, for example, a US$190 million loan helped finance investments in water supply and sanitation infrastructure, reducing water rationing for 900,000 people in Recife and connecting 70,000 people to the sewerage network. In northern Argentina, with a US358.8 million dollars loan from the Bank, investments were made along 418 kilometers of provincial roads, improving access and mobility for the area’s rural populations and indigenous communities. Human capital investments are fundamental for development. They help provide people with the tools they need to prosper and take advantage of available opportunities in a time of uncertainty and deep transformation in the world of work.
Results in the Latin America and Caribbean Region 2021, Volume 16
(World Bank, Washington, DC, 2021-04) World Bank
This book showcases the many ways in which the World Bank is pushing the medium-term sustainable development agenda forward while dealing with the pressing health emergency response and the economic and human capital recovery challenges. Though hard and dramatic for millions of people across the region, the pandemic crisis now offers a unique opportunity to rethink the future of Latin America and the Caribbean.
Results in the Latin America and Caribbean Region 2020, Volume 15
(World Bank, Washington, DC, 2020-10) World Bank
The COVID-19 pandemic completely changed priorities and policy actions in Latin America and the Caribbean over the past year. The health emergency response became the first immediate challenge, focused on saving lives and mitigating the devastating effects of the pandemic as it progressed through the region. The World Bank Group stood side by side with governments, supporting health emergency efforts in 21 countries to contain the virus, its impact on the economy and, most importantly, protect the poor and most vulnerable.
Results in the Latin America and Caribbean Region 2020, Volume 14
(World Bank, Washington, DC, 2020-04) World Bank
When this booklet was prepared, COVID-19 was not part of our lexicon. Our concerns were more related to the low GDP growth of the region (close to zero) and the social unrest that we had been observing in a good number of countries. Today, however, the region is fully focused on managing the health emergency created by the COVID-19 crisis and on planning a response to the economic recession that we are entering. The World Bank Group is supporting the countries in the region. We are working on 13 COVID-19 health response operations (five of which have already been approved) using the newly-created US$6bn Fast Track Facility; and we are also engaging with governments to design appropriate economic recovery programs.
Results in the Latin America and Caribbean Region 2019, Volume 13
(World Bank, Washington, DC, 2019-04) World Bank
The World Bank’s work in Latin America and the Caribbean has one overriding priority: better lives for its people. All of us working at the Bank dream of a region where people can work and prosper. Where the next generation will live better than the current one; where kids get quality education and mothers quality health care; where individual circumstances at birth such as gender or being born in a rural area do not determine the chances of success in life; and where governments meet the demands of their population for transparency. We all dream of a region where poverty has been eliminated and the development process leads to shared prosperity.
Results in the Latin America and Caribbean Region 2018, Volume 12
(World Bank, Washington, DC, 2018-10) World Bank
The Latin America and the Caribbean region is growing again after a number of difficult years. However, the recovery is fragile and the prospects for 2018 are falling short of initial expectations due to challenges faced by some of the countries in our region, particularly in South America. These challenges highlight the need to focus on supporting faster and more equitable growth to make sure that the profound social transformation the region experienced during the first decade of the century is protected and expanded. During that time, the commodity boom fueled strong and widespread growth, cutting poverty rates in half. However, the pace of poverty reduction and growth of the middle class has stalled since then. Fortunately, the gains have not been reversed, but many people remain vulnerable to slipping back into poverty.
Results in the Latin America and Caribbean Region 2018, Volume 11
(World Bank, Washington, DC, 2018-04) World Bank
The Latin America and the Caribbean region has turned the corner, growing again after six years of economic slowdown. Economic growth is key to continue making progress on the social front and return to the poverty reduction gains that the region achieved over the first one and a half decades of the new century, when poverty was nearly halved. Moreover, now that growth is picking up it will be possible to focus even more on other areas that are also critical for the development of the region over the long-run, such as human capital, disaster risk management, good governance, and ensuring that the most vulnerable groups in society also benefit from growth.