World Bank2025-04-222025-04-222025-04-22https://hdl.handle.net/10986/43107This Country Partnership Framework (CPF) sets out how the World Bank Group (WBG) can support the Royal Government of Bhutan’s (RGoB) 13th Five Year Plan (FYP 2025-29). The CPF, which covers the period FY25-FY29, focuses on the overarching goal of accelerating economic growth and job creation while safeguarding Bhutan’s cultural heritage and fragile ecosystems. It comes at a critical moment in Bhutan’s history as the country seeks to tackle growing issues of unemployment, particularly of youth, and outmigration and responds to a sharply increased level of ambition and demand for WBG services by the Government.en-USCC BY-NC 3.0 IGOECONOMIC GROWTHJOB CREATIONFRAGILE ECOSYSTEMSUNEMPLOYMENTYOUTHMIGRATIONCountry Partnership FrameworkWorld Bank10.1596/43107