01. Annual Reports & Independent Evaluations

1,028 items available

Permanent URI for this collection

http://hdl.handle.net/10986/1

Sub-collections of this Collection
Sub-Saharan Africa: Africa climate vulnerability × Country: Zambia ×

Filters
2014 - 2015 2
Browse document type tree
Reset filters

Settings
Citations
Statistics

Items in this collection

Now showing 1 - 2 of 2
  • Thumbnail Image
    Publication
    Zambia Country Program Evaluation FY04-13: An Independent Evaluation
    (World Bank, Washington, DC, 2015) Independent Evaluation Group
    From 2004 to 2012, Zambia experienced a combination of good economic policies and high rates of growth not seen since the early years after its independence. While growth was mainly driven by rising copper prices, other factors contributed to Zambia’s ability to take advantage of this growth. The international debt relief programs in 2004-2005 almost eliminated public debt and provided the fiscal space for selective, high-priority investments and expanded social programs. The privatization of the copper mines brought new investment in rehabilitation and expansion of production. The period also saw a substantial expansion of primary education and progress in dealing with the most pervasive public health problems. These positive developments set the stage for Zambia to tackle its pervasive poverty. In practice, however, sustained growth over the period has led to little poverty reduction, especially in rural areas of the country. The Bank Group and other donors provided critical support at the beginning of the evaluation period, when Zambia’s debt level became unsustainable. The Bank provided substantial support for capacity development and better functioning institutions. The Bank’s efforts to strengthen public administration and improve governance met with some partial successes in enhanced audit and procurement capacity, and the achievement of Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative compliance. However, despite nearly a decade of implementation, the Integrated Financial Management Information Systems (IFMIS), is still only partially operational. Further, the Zambian government has not followed through on its positive discourse regarding decentralization of government authority.
  • Thumbnail Image
    Publication
    Zambia Country Opinion Survey Report (July 2012 - June 2013)
    (Washington, DC, 2014-03-14) World Bank Group
    The Country Opinion Survey for FY2012 in Zambia assists the World Bank Group (WBG) in gaining a better understanding of how stakeholders in Zambia perceive the WBG. It provides the WBG with systematic feedback from national and local governments, multilateral/bilateral agencies, media, academia, the private sector, and civil society in Zambia on 1) their views regarding the general environment in Zambia; 2) their overall attitudes toward the WBG in Zambia; 3) overall impressions of the WBG s effectiveness and results, knowledge work and activities, and communication and information sharing in Zambia; and 4) their perceptions of the WBG s future role in Zambia.