Publication: Nepal - Country Partnership Framework for the Period of FY2025-2031
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2025-06-06
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2025-06-06
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This Country Partnership Framework (CPF) outlines the strategic approach to the WBG's proposed engagement in Nepal for FY25-31. The design and priorities of this CPF are informed by a comprehensive analytical and evaluation program, 4 a broad-based consultative process, and, critically, the Government of Nepal's 16th Development Plan (FY24/25-28/29) which lays out its national development priorities. Two critical development challenges: (i) job-creating growth and (ii) resilience to natural disasters, including those caused or exacerbated by climate change - are the foundation upon which the World Bank Group (WBG) is building its FY25-FY31 engagement. The CPF will span a seven-year cycle, with the first five coinciding with Nepal’s 16th Development Plan. Although the main challenges remain broadly the same as in the previous CPF, this CPF incorporates several shifts based on the WBG evolution and lessons learned. It builds on two principles: an exclusive focus on two development challenges - job-creating growth and resilience to 9 natural disasters (Principle 1) and balancing ambition for transformation and the need for near-term results (Principle 2). The CPF uses the three standard selectivity criteria: (i) WBG Mission to end extreme poverty and boost shared prosperity on a livable planet; (ii) Country development goals and demand; and (iii) WBG Capacity and Competence.
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“World Bank; International Finance Corporation; Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency. 2025. Nepal - Country Partnership Framework for the Period of FY2025-2031. © World Bank. http://hdl.handle.net/10986/43302 License: CC BY-NC 3.0 IGO.”
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