Publication: Country Partnership Framework for the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste for the Period FY2020 - FY2024
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2019-10-29
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2019-12-05
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The Country Partnership Framework (CPF) outlines the principles underlying the World Bank Group’s engagement with Timor-Leste from FY2020 to FY2024. The CPF responds to Timor-Leste’s strategic directions and its timeframe coincides with the expected tenure of the current parliament and government - the VIII Constitutional Government – and its Five-Year Implementation Plan (2018-2023) that supports Timor-Leste’s Strategic Development Plan (SDP) 2011-2030. The CPF covers three focus areas: (i) strengthen the foundation for private sector-led growth and economic stability; (ii) invest in human capital, service delivery and promote gender equity; (iii) raise productivity through investments in connective infrastructure; and a cross-cutting theme on governance, focusing on strengthening institutional and implementation capacity in government.
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“World Bank Group. 2019. Country Partnership Framework for the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste for the Period FY2020 - FY2024. © World Bank. http://hdl.handle.net/10986/32790 License: CC BY 3.0 IGO.”
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