01. Annual Reports & Independent Evaluations

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Maldives: The World Bank Group Country Opinion Survey FY 2014

(World Bank, Washington, DC, 2014-10) World Bank Group

The Country Opinion Survey in Maldives assists the World Bank Group (WBG) in gaining a better understanding of how stakeholders in Maldives perceive the WBG. It provides the WBG with systematic feedback from national and local governments, multilateral and bilateral agencies, media, academia, the private sector, and civil society in Maldives on: 1) their views regarding the general environment in Maldives; 2) their overall attitudes toward the WBG in Maldives; 3) overall impressions of the WBGs effectiveness and results, knowledge work and activities, and communication and information sharing in Maldives; and 4) their perceptions of the WBGs future role in Maldives.
Sri Lanka Country Opinion Survey Report (July 2012 - June 2013)

(Washington, DC, 2014-03-14) World Bank Group

The Country Opinion Survey for FY2012 in Sri Lanka assists the World Bank Group (WBG) in gaining a better understanding of how stakeholders in Sri Lanka 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 Sri Lanka on 1) their views regarding the general environment in Sri Lanka; 2) their overall attitudes toward the WBG in Sri Lanka; 3) overall impressions of the WBG s effectiveness and results, knowledge work and activities, and communication and information sharing in Sri Lanka; and 4) their perceptions of the WBG s future role in Sri Lanka.
Pakistan Country Opinion Survey Report (July 2012 - June 2013)

(Washington, DC, 2014-03-14) World Bank Group

The Country Opinion Survey for FY2012 in Pakistan assists the World Bank Group (WBG) in gaining a better understanding of how stakeholders in Pakistan 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 Pakistan on 1) their views regarding the general environment in Pakistan; 2) their overall attitudes toward the WBG in Pakistan; 3) overall impressions of the WBG s effectiveness and results, knowledge work and activities, and communication and information sharing in Pakistan; and 4) their perceptions of the WBG s future role in Pakistan.
Bhutan Country Opinion Survey Report (July 2013 - June 2014)

(Washington, DC, 2014-03-14) World Bank Group

The Country Opinion Survey for FY2013 in Bhutan assists the World Bank Group (WBG) in gaining a better understanding of how stakeholders in Bhutan 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 Bhutan on 1) their views regarding the general environment in Bhutan; 2) their overall attitudes toward the WBG in Bhutan; 3) overall impressions of the WBG s effectiveness and results, knowledge work and activities, and communication and information sharing in Bhutan; and 4) their perceptions of the WBG s future role in Bhutan.
Bangladesh Country Opinion Survey Report (July 2013 - June 2014)

(Washington, DC, 2014-03-14) World Bank Group

The Country Opinion Survey for FY2012 in Bangladesh assists the World Bank Group (WBG) in gaining a better understanding of how stakeholders in Bangladesh 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 Bangladesh on 1) their views regarding the general environment in Bangladesh; 2) their overall attitudes toward the WBG in Bangladesh; 3) overall impressions of the WBG s effectiveness and results, knowledge work and activities, and communication and information sharing in Bangladesh; and 4) their perceptions of the WBG s future role in Bangladesh.
Afghanistan Country Opinion Survey Report (July 2012 - June 2013)

(Washington, DC, 2014-03-14) World Bank Group

The Country Opinion Survey for FY2012 in Afghanistan assists the World Bank Group (WBG) in gaining a better understanding of how stakeholders in Afghanistan 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 Afghanistan on 1) their views regarding the general environment in Afghanistan; 2) their overall attitudes toward the WBG in Afghanistan; 3) overall impressions of the WBG's effectiveness and results, knowledge work and activities, and communication and information sharing in Afghanistan; and 4) their perceptions of the WBG's future role in Afghanistan.
Nepal Country Opinion Survey Report (July 2013 - June 2014)

(Washington, DC, 2014-03-14) World Bank Group

The Country Opinion Survey for FY2013 in Nepal assists the World Bank Group (WBG) in gaining a better understanding of how stakeholders in Nepal 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 Nepal on 1) their views regarding the general environment in Nepal; 2) their overall attitudes toward the WBG in Nepal; 3) overall impressions of the WBG s effectiveness and results, knowledge work and activities, and communication and information sharing in Nepal; and 4) their perceptions of the WBG s future role in Nepal.
India Country Opinion Survey Report (July 2012 - June 2013)

(Washington, DC, 2014-03-14) World Bank Group

The Country Opinion Survey for FY2012 in India assists the World Bank Group (WBG) in gaining a better understanding of how stakeholders in India 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 India on 1) their views regarding the general environment in India; 2) their overall attitudes toward the WBG in India; 3) overall impressions of the WBG s effectiveness and results, knowledge work and activities, and communication and information sharing in India; and 4) their perceptions of the WBG s future role in India.
Bangladesh: World Bank Country-Level Engagement on Governance and Anticorruption

(World Bank, Washington, DC, 2011-12) Wescott, Clay ; Breeding, Mary ; Breeding, Mary E.

Bangladesh is one of the world's poorest and most densely populated countries, and subject to annual cyclones and flooding. Despite these challenges, it benefits from strong economic growth, good performance on health and education, and poverty reduction, alongside weak governance and pervasive corruption. The reasons include strong macroeconomic policy, pro-poor spending, credible elections, export growth and remittances, improved capacity for managing natural disasters, and a stronger civil society than comparable countries. After over a decade of intense engagement with the Bank on governance, Bangladesh adopted in 2006 a governance-oriented Country Assistance Strategy (CAS) with four main objectives: to improve implementation capacity; to 'tackle corruption' by fully operationalizing the Anti-Corruption Commission; to lay the foundation for comprehensive legal and judicial reform; and to strengthen 'voice, empowerment and participation.' The choice of a wide range of instruments and areas of intervention was appropriate, given the political instability at the time of 2006 CAS preparation. The Bank signaled it was ready to engage in all areas, and could scale up or pull back depending on emerging political and bureaucratic commitment. The 2006 CAS yielded mixed results, and the subsequent Country Partnership Strategy (CPS) has been more selective on GAC issues. At the project level, governance has been a key priority, in line with the South Asia region's heavy emphasis on GAC-in-Projects. Investments in GAC-in-primary education, a local government project, anti-corruption efforts in the power sector, and projects strengthening the investment climate have yielded positive results. Investments in GAC-in-roads projects have had mixed results in terms of effectiveness. GAC activities were mainly adopted prior to the 2007 GAC strategy. Although Bangladesh was a Country Governance and Anticorruption (CGAC) country, the country team chose not to use CGAC funds because the country had already been intensively using GAC approaches well before the GAC strategy was adopted.
Donor Coordination and Harmonization in Bangladesh: A Joint Evaluation Paper

(Washington, DC: World Bank, 2010-01-28) Thornton, Paul ; Kolkma, Walter ; Fostvedt, Nils

In recent years, issues of aid effectiveness have come centre stage, motivated amongst other factors by the increased emphasis on impact evidenced in particular by the UN Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). Improved aid alignment and harmonization (A&H) is seen as vital for enhanced aid effectiveness, as reflected most prominently in the 2005 Paris Declaration. In this context, this Joint Evaluation Paper (JEP) addresses key aspects of donor coordination and harmonization in Bangladesh. The subject of the JEP is the Joint Strategic Framework (JSF) of the four largest aid donors in Bangladesh the World Bank (WB), Asian Development Bank (ADB), Department for International Development (DFID), and Japan. At the time it was started around 2005, the JSF was considered a major step forward in aid A&H, and as such merits serious joint evaluation.