South Asia Regional Strategy 2011

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South

Asia

rans orm ngt e

ace

o

g o a

poverty

t roug

strong,inclusiveandsustainablegrowth

1DRAFT


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I. REGIONAL OUTLOOK

2DRAFT


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ADYNAMIC RAPIDLY GROWING REGION

WITH BIG REDUCTIONS IN POVERTY IN LAST TWO DECADESAverageGDPpercapitaandPovertyRates

2000

2500

SRILANKA

30

35

1200

1400

1600

)

1500

BHUTAN

SAR20

25

800

1000

1.25a

day(PPP)(

ercap

ita(US$)

Source:IMF

1000

US

BANGLADESH

PAKISTAN

LOWMIDDLEINCOMETHRESHOLD(US$ 996),2009GNI

percapita

10

15

400

600

Povertygapat$

RealGDPp

500

NEPALAFGHANISTAN

0

5

0

200

0s

0s

0s

0s

0s

0s

0s

0s

0s

0s

0s

0s

0s

0s

0s

3

0

1980 1990 2000 2010

19

19

20

19

19

20

19

19

20

19

19

20

19

19

20

Ban ladesh India Ne al Pakistan SriLanka


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BUT STILL HOME TO MORE THAN BILLION POOR PEOPLE

THUS POTENTIAL TO CHANGE THE FACE OF GLOBAL POVERTY

SARs turn to contribute

100

1990>2005 2005>2020

Changein

number

of

poor

people

100

0

ple

Source:IMF 300

200

illionsofPoorPeo

500

400

M

4

600

Global EastAsia SouthAsia


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MDGS IN SAROntrackinGenderParityinPrimaryand Nutrition

PROGRESS CHALLENGES

SecondarySchoolingin6countries.

IncreaseinSAR'sNetEnrollmentRatesto85%.

Ontracktodecrease childmortalityby66%in

Bangladesh,NepalandMaldives.

MaternalMortality

FemaleLaborForceParticipation

SOME PROGRESS IN HUMAN DEVELOPMENT,BUT SERIOUS CHALLENGES IN NUTRITION MATERNAL MOR

Progress

in

MDGs:

Human

DevelopmentProportionofcountriesbyprogressassessment

Seriously Off Track Off Track On Track Achieved

Notachievedby2040 Achievedby2040 Achievedby201550

Malnutritionprevalence,

weightforage

LaborForce

ParticipationRate:

Female

FEMALE LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION100%

LKA

MDV

BGN

BTN

LKA

BGN

BTN

MDV

LKA

MDV

BGNNPL

LKA

BTN 35

40

45

r5 50

60

es15+

50% INDIND

NPL NPLBTN

IND

BGD

IND20

25

30

%ofchildrenund

30

40

alepopulationag

BTN

NPL

PAK

AFG

MDV

IND

AFG

PAK

PAKLKA MDVNPL

PAK

5

10

15

10

20

%offe

0%

EducationCompletion

Gender(primary)

Gender(secondary)

Childmortality

Birthsattended

AFGEAP SSA SAR

2000 12.4 28.3 43.0

2008 11.9 25.2 41.0

0EAP SSA SAR

2000 64.9 59.1 34.2

2008 62.9 60.5 35.2

0

Source: SASHDbasedonUNMDGdata


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LARGE INVESTMENT NEEDS IN INFRASTRUCTURE

120

140

160

180

EAP

B Re ion

40

60

80

100 ECA

LAC

MNA

SAR

0

20

TelecomAccess(per100people)

(2008)

ElectricityAccess(%ofpop.)

(2010)

%AccesstoImprovedSanitation

(2008)

%AccesstoImproved

Water(2008)

SSA

ComparisonofAsianInfrastructureQualitywithWorld QualityofInfrastructureIndex 2008

Overall

InfrastructureRoad Railroad AirTransport Electricity Supply

WorldAverage 3.8 3.8 3.0 4.7 4.6

G7 CountriesAverage 5.7 5.7 5.4 5.8 6.4

AsiaAverage 3.8 3.7 3.6 4.6 4.1

SouthAsiaAverage 2.9 3.1 2.8 4.2 2.8

Bangladesh 2.2 2.8 2.3 3.4 1.9

6

India 2.9 2.9 4.4 4.7 3.2

Nepal 1.9 1.9 1.3 3.5 1.7

Pakistan 3.1 3.5 3.0 4.2 2.5

SOURCE:WorldEconomicForum(2008)


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1

MILLION PEOPLE EXPECTED TO JOIN THE LABOR FORCE

NEED TO CREATE QUALITY JOBS:

EACH MONTH FOR THE NEXT TWO DECADES

PopulationPyramidinSouthAsia

1,000

1,200

2010&2Scenariosfor2030

7074

8084

9094

100+

2000

MalesFemales

Age

600

800

04

1014.

2024

3034

4044

5054

6064

200

400

Population(Million)

100+

2050Age

0

2010 2030 Scenario1 2030 Scenario2

Population Po ulation Increase3034

4044

5054

6064

7074

808490

94 Males Females

7

Source: U.S. Census Bureau Population Projections, 2010.

Increase andChangesinLabor

ForceParticipation

Rates

100 80 60 40 20 0 20 40 60 80 100

04

1014.

2024

Population (Million)


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AND MANY OF THESE PEOPLE WILL LIVE IN URBAN AREAS80 PercentageofPopulationResidinginUrbanLocations

60

70Afghanistan

Bangladesh

Bhutan

India

50

Maldives

Nepal

Pakistan

SriLanka

30

10

20

DRAFT 80

1950 1955 1960 1965 1970 1975 1980 1985 1990 1995 2000 2005 2010 2015 2020 2025 2030 2035 2040 2045 2050


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SARistheLeastIntegratedRegionintheWorld

Gainsfromtradeingoodsandservices

Gainsfromtradeinelectricity

Regionaltradeislessthan2percentofGDP

in

South

Asia

compared

with

40percentforEastAsia.Less

than

1

percent

of

Afghanistan

andNepals hydropowercapacityofover100GWisactuallyused

.

SignificantPotential

Gains

from

Potentialtoreduce Potentialtoreduce

poverty and inequalityLagging,landlocked/border regions

arehometoanestimated50 ercent

vulnerabilityto

natural

disasters

CrossbordercooperationonwaterbetweenIndia,Bangladesh,andNepal

DRAFT 9

of SouthAsiaspoor.Greaterconnectivityandintegratingmarketsbeststrategyfor

growthandequality.

offerstheonlylongtermsolutiontofloodcontrolandwatershortagesinBihar,

UPand

Bangladesh


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,

,

CONFLICT,INSURGENCIES,AND CIVIL STRIFE ARE LARGEST OF ALL REGIONS

0.5

0.6

0.3

0.4

onflic

tin2000

08

0.2

country

yearsinc

0

0.1

EastAsia ECA LAC MENA SouthAsia SSA

Shareof

10


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NATURAL DISASTERS AND POTENTIAL CLIMATE RISKS

Sealevel

riseN/A N/A N/A

Glacier

retreatN/A N/A

increase

Frequent

floods

Frequent

droughts (someareas)

11

Likely: Source:WorldBank.2009SouthAsia:SharedViewsonDevelopmentandClimateChange


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. OST

INANCIAL RISISDEVELOPMENT CHALLENGES

12DRAFT


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BETTER THAN MOST REGIONS

9

10

grow y coun ry

10

12

grow y eg on

EASTASIA&

PACIFICSAR

6

7

8

ercen

t)

SRI LANKA

4

6

8

ercen

t)

SSA

MENA

4

5

Yearon

Year(p

BANGLADESH

NEPAL0

2

YearonYear(p

LAC

1

2

3

SOURCE:GEP

PAKISTAN

6

4

2

ECA

SOURCE:GEP

13

0

2008 2009 2010e 2011f 2012f

8

2008 2009 2010e 2011f 2012f


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BUT SAR

SUFFERED THE WORST TERMS OF TRADE DETERIORATIONDURING PREVIOUS FOOD AND FUEL CRISIS

TermsofTrade

15

20

25 ECA EAP LAC MENA SSA SAR

0

5

10

rcen

tageChang

15

10

5

AnnualP

20

2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010

14

WITH GLOBAL FOOD AND FUEL PRICES RISING,

SAR

WILL BE HIT DISPROPORTIONALLY


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INFLATION IS ALREADY ON THE RISE,AND

COUNTRIES HAVE LIMITED FISCAL SPACE

16InflationinSARremainshigh ....andPublicFinancesareweak

12

14

change

DECPG,CEIC

food

prices

40

45

50Fiscaldeficit

Revenue

SOURCE:EIU

8

10

annualpercentage

SAR

30

35

fGD

P,

(2010)

6

asonallyadjusted,

ECA

LAC

MENA

SSA15

20

25 %

2

MedianCPI,se

EAP

WORLD

5

10

15DRAFT

2

0

Jan09 Mar09 May09 Jul09 Sep09 Nov09 Jan10 Mar10 May10 Jul10 Sep10

0


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. CHALLENGES

16DRAFT


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ALIGNING PRIORITIES TO DELIVERY STRATEGY

CreateopportunitiesLaborforcewilldouble

Promoteprivatesectoras growthdriver

Improvebusinessenvironment

Investinhighimpactinfrastructure,includinginurbanareas

SAR REALITIESWBGPRIORITIES SARSTRATEGY

oremp oymen

andgrowthby2050 Investinskillsdevelopment,withafocusongenderequality

Increaseagriculturalproductivity

Bettertargetedsocialprotectionandsafetynets

vulnerableHometobillionpoor

uppor agg ngreg ons

Focusonfemalenutrition,education,MDGs

Strengtheninstitutions

for

economic

management

and

Strengthengovernance

,

Weakservicedelivery,

Weakgovernance

Improveinstitutionsforpublicaccountabilityandservice

delivery

Addressenvironmentalhealthandpollution,andimprove

mana ement of natural resources

Promoteglobal

and

collectiveaction

,

globalchallenges

like

climatechange

havebigimpactsinSAR

Reduce

vulnerability

to

climate

change

and

support

adaptation

andmitigationefforts

Strengthenregionalcooperationintrade,water,

electricity,transport

DRAFT 17

Manageriskand

preparefor

crises

Foo secur tyconcerns,

limitedfiscalspace,

proclivity

for

natural

disastersandconflict

Adviseonbuildingfiscalspaceandstrengtheningsafetynets

tofaceshocks

Riskappraisalandmitigationstrategiesfornaturaldisasters,

shocksfrom

the

impact

of

climate

change

and

from

civil

strifeandinsurgencies


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SELECTIVITY AND TRADEOFFS IN DELIVERY STRATEGYSELECTIVITY AND TRADEOFFS IN DELIVERY STRATEGY

Mosttradeoffsdecidedatthecountrylevelgiven:

Strongclientdemandandshiftingpriorities

,

Opportunisticresponsetodemandforprojectswithpotentialtointegrate

marketsin

the

region

More Leveragegreaterdevelopmentimpact,by

usingprogrammatic

approach

Less Insectors whereweakfiduciaryenvironment

carrieslarge

risks

to

the

Bank

sectorprojects Regionaltransformativeprojects Publicprivatepartnershipsforinfrastructure Innovativeresultsbasedprojectsfocusedon

,comparativeadvantage

TransactionintensiveProjects Projectsthatfocusoninputs Inareaswherelackofreformsmakes

Strategiesinallcountriesfocuson:Strategiesinallcountriesfocuson:

18

ImprovingSkills GovernanceandInstitutions Inclusion GenderEquality

PromotingRegionalIntegration EnvironmentalSustainability DisasterManagement

ImprovingSkills GovernanceandInstitutions Inclusion GenderEquality

PromotingRegionalIntegration EnvironmentalSustainability DisasterManagement


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FROM GENERAL PRINCIPLES TO TRADEOFFS ON THE GROUND

AfghanistanCoreprogramsinNSP,ruralaccess,irrigation,

basichealth,educationandcapacitybuilding

Largeinfrastructureprojects

(beingdonebyADB)

e/Fragile

NepalRegionaltransformativeprojectsinpower,

tradeandtransport,climatechangeadaptation

programs,nutrition

and

skills

development.

Educationandhealth,PPPforinfrastructure, Roadandrailwaysowingtofiduciaryand

PSDtopics(takenupbyIFC),fastdisbursing

DPLtype

budget

support,

and

large

AAA.

LowInco

MsaPakistan

renewableenergy

Performancebasedfinancingineducationand

socialsafety,energy,revenuemobilization,

agriculturalproductivity

Transportandminingowingtofiduciaryrisks

implementationrisks

L

owIncom

Bhutan Urbandevelopment,ruralaccess,andPSD

Transformativeprojects,typicallylarge;

InvestmentlendingforHDreflectingsuccess

inestablishingeducationinfrastructureand

levelingenrolmentrates

eIn a

Maldives

,

development

challenges

and

projects

with

high

leveragepotential

Crisisresponsebudgetsupportoperations,pensionsproject,leveragingtrustfundsforworkonclimatechange,AAAonpublicsectoremployment

and wa es

Smallinvestmentprojectswithhigh

transactioncosts

atthe

state

level

MiddleIncom

DRAFT 19

SriLanka

Healthandsecondaryandtertiaryeducationwith

privatesectorparticipation,regionalhighwaysand

Colomboarea

urban

development

Agriculture,ruraldevelopment,energyand

waterother

than

for

urban

development


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WITH SPECIAL EMPHASIS ON: GENDER EQUALITYSpotlightonResultsRecentAchievements

GenderSpecificProjects

India LivelihoodsProjectsbenefited13millionwomen

fromabout90,000villagesthroughSelfHelpGroups

inpastdecade

Education

InBangladesh,girlsenrollmentinsecondaryschoolsjumpedfrom1.1to3.9m.

InPunjab,Pakistan,girlsprimaryschoolenrollmenthasincreasedfrom43to59

percent,from175,000to280,000.

Initiative(NARI)willincreasepoorwomensaccessto

paidwork

MainstreamingGenderinProjects

Nepal:GenderEqualityandSocialInclusion(GESI)

InAfghanistan,girlsenrollment doubledtomorethan2.5million.

Health InAfghanistan,morethan5,000womenhealthworkershavebeentrainedto

increasechildhoodvaccination.Theproportionofhealthfacilitieswithfemalestaff

frameworktomainstreamgenderinprojects(e.g.,

EnhancedVocationalandTraining(EVENT)and Rani

JamaraKulariyaIrrigationProject).

Pakistan,

Afghanistan,

and

India:

Gender mainstreamedinprojectsonruralwater

. .

WaterandSanitation

InMaharashtraIndia,2millionwomenwithaccesstosanitationfacilities.Also,

womensavemorethan2hoursadayonaveragefromhavingaccesstoclean

drinkingwater.

supply,CDD,NRM,andrurallivelihoods.

UsedGAPfundingtoengenderprojectactivities in

FY0910insuburbantransport,adaptationtoclimate

change,employment,healthandeducation.

LaborMarketsandPolitical/EconomicEmpowerment

InAndhraPradesh India,

4,000members ofSelfHelpGroupswereelectedtolocalgovernmentatthe

Carriedout

strategic

AAA

on

gender

(country

gender

assessmentsorgendersensitivepovertyassessments

in5countries)

Supportingregionalinitiativetounderstandmenand

village

and

higher

levels

of

government;

19%ofmembersofWaterUsersAssociationarewomen.

49%ofmembersofForestProtectionCommitteesarewomen.

20DRAFT

womens attitudestowardsgenderequality


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WITH SPECIAL EMPHASIS ON: FRAGILITY AND CONFLICTWiththeglobalfocusonAFPK,SARisattheforefrontoffindingpracticalsolutionstothe

SARsApproachtoFragilityandConflictWDR2011Recommendations

challengesof

conflict

and

fragility.

Much

of

the

new

WDR

2011

framework

is

already

in

place.

alargeraidarchitecture

Balancequickwinswithlongerterm

SectorSWAPs(Nepal)akeyaspectofSARsbusinessmodel.

WorldclassCDDprograms(NSPinAFandPPAFinPK)bringquickbenefitsto

communities,whilepublicfinancialmanagement,revenuemobilization,

Integratesecurity,justiceandjobsinto

developmentaction

andpublicadministrationreformprojectsstrengthenkeyinstitutions.

Countryprogramsincluderurallivelihoodssupportand

justicesector

reform

as

part

of

development

agenda.

Balancefiduciaryriskagainst

theriskofinaction/slowaction

Useofinnovativefiduciarytoolslikemonitoringagentfor

allprocurementsandeligibleexpenditures.

Adjustprocesses,

skills

mix

and

incentives

tofragileandconflictstateschallengesSuccess

in

building

national

programs

in

AF

required

increase

in

skilled,

incountrystaff. NowstaffingupinPakistan.

Af hanistan Pakistan andNe alcountfor25%offieldstaffwithH com ensationin35fra ilecountries

21DRAFT


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WITH SPECIAL EMPHASIS ON: CLIMATE CHANGE

po g on esu sg g s o ss s ance

Focusonadaptation

Bangladesh:MDTFforclimatechangeresilience

($110m)andPilotProgramforClimateResilience

21CarbonOffsetoperationsinBangladesh,India,Nepaland

Pakistan,withEmissionReductionPurchaseAgreements(ERPA)

(PPCR) ($110m)fromClimateInvestmentFund(CIF)

Nepal:Ongoing

preparation

for

Pilot

Program

for

ClimateResilience(PPCR)

Ban ladesh: Pro ects to address emer enc needs

signed(ortobesignedby2012)forthetotalgreenhousegas

(GHG)

reduction

of

51

million

tons

JointStudyonClimateRisksandAdaptation inAsianCoastal

andpreventdamagefromnaturaldisasters(Rivers

InformationandConservation,NationalCoastal

EmbankmentImprovement)

Focusonmitigation

Megacities (ADB,JICA,WB). Analysissuchasfloodproneareas

inthefuturearegiventocitiesfortheirurbanplanning

Bank contributedconsensusbuildingprocessofIndiasnewLaw

MaldivesandNepal:Programforscalingup

renewableenergy(CIFSREP)

India:LowcarbongrowthstudytohelpIndiamove

towards clean and lowcarbon emittin technolo ies

forProtectionandManagementofCoastalZones(effectiveJan.

7,2011)

22DRAFT


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WITH SPECIAL EMPHASIS ON: REGIONAL INTEGRATION

Projects/Activities Description

,

,andcrosscountrylearning

StrengtheningCooperation in

WildlifeProtection

Buildsharedcapacity,institutions,knowledgeandincentivestoprotectregional

wildlife. BangladeshandNepal(APL1),Bhutan(APL2),LaosandVietnam(APL3),

India

TransmissionandTrade

,

shortages.

NortheastTradeandTransport

FacilitationProgram

EasetransportcongestionatBangladeshIndiaandIndiaNepalbordercrossings

(incollaboration

with

ADB).

Precursor to

boosting

regional

trade

in

subsequent

.

CentralAsiaSouthAsia(CASA)

ElectricityTransmissionProject

Support(with IFC) thepreparationof thisprojecttosupply1300MWofsurplus

powerinTajikistanandKyrgyzRepublictoAfghanistanandPakistan.

Asia University

for

Women

. ,

othercountries

like

Pakistan

and

Sri

Lanka

coming

in

later.

SouthAsiaTradeandTransitFacilitationAAAandTAProgram

SouthAsiaWaterInitiative(SAWI)and associatedAbuDhabiDialogue

23

OngoingAAA

RegionalElectricityTrade:TradingArrangementsandRiskManagement

CrossBorderLaborMobility,Remittances&EconomicDev.inSouthAsia

SouthAsiaBiodiversityConservationandtheTigerInitiative


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WITH SPECIAL EMPHASIS ON: GOVERNANCE

n egra e

governance

analyticsatall

ncrease

resourcesand

staffing

Culturechange

topromotefrank

GACdiscussions

ew

eman

drivenbusiness

tostrengthen

204

155%160%220

84% 86%91%

90%

100%

100

120

152

189 192

129%

134%

130%

140%

160

180

14

16

22

50%

60%

70%

80%

60

80

111%

110%

120%

120

140

5668

74

10%

20%

30%

40%

20

40

104%

100%100

FY06 FY07 FY08 FY09 FY10

ProjectSupervisionperProject($k)

0%0FY08 FY09 FY10

TotalFiduciaryStaff(GE+)

Total Governance & Public Sector Staff GE+

DRAFT 24

SupervisionBudget/LendingBudget(%)

ProportionofFiduciary&GovernanceStaffinField

PostProcurement

Reviews

100%

in

FY08


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AAA CREATING AND SHARING KNOWLEDGEFlagshipReportWouldyoupleasereplacetheAAAgraphontheAAA

MoreProductive

Jobs

in

South

Asia

Maindiagnostics

EmploymentratesarelowinSARexceptinBhutanandNepal,

mainlyduetolowfemalelaborforceparticipation

page(slide

23)

with

the

one

below.

Now

it

shows

the

numbers!

Koichi

mp oymentgrowt as usta out eptpacew t a or orcebutalot morenewentrantsinthefuture

Largeshare

of

informal

employment

and

attendant

vulnerability

Ruralnonfarmemploymentgrowthhasbeenslow

KoichiOmori

SpecialAssistant

to

the

Vice

President

SouthAsiaRegion

TheWorldBank

Armedconflicthasmajorimpactonjobcreation

Mainimplications

Focusonmanufacturingsectorandruralnonfarmsectorfor

greatestpotential

to

absorb

new

entrants

to

labor

force

Phone:(202)4734407 Fax:(202)5223707

Email:[email protected]

www.worldbank.org/sar

Forwarded

by

Koichi

Omori/Person/World

Bank

on02 23 201103:09PM ocuson mprov ng us nessenv ronmen ,regu a ons,institutions,andinfrastructure

Focusondevelopingappropriateskills

Protectpeoplenotjobspromotegreaterlabormarketflexibilitycoupledwithstrongersafetynetsforunemployed

4589296 SARCE

AAASTRATEGY

ChiefEconomisttopullregionalworkprogramtogetheracrossSAR.

DRAFT 25

StrategicapproachtoAAAbasedoncountrybycountryreviewstoensure alignmentwithCAS

priorities,coherencebyareaofengagement,andclarityofdesiredoutcomes.

Developmonitoring

tools

to

keep

track

of

the

broadest

definition

of

AAA

including

those

that

fall

in

the

grayareabetweenoperationalsupportandresearch.


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IV. ORGANIZATIONAL SET

UP TO DELIVER

26DRAFT


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RESPONDING TO CLIENT DEMANDSARsameasAFRsNetCommitments ButhashalfnumberofActiveProjects

30.0

35.0

40.0

300

350

400

450

BRD/IDA

10.0

15.0

20.0

25.0

US$b

illions

EAP

SAR

ECA 150

200

250

.ActiveProjects

I

EAP

SAR

ECA

0.0

5.0

Jun

06 Jun

07 Jun

08 Jun

09 Jun

10 Feb

11

LCR

0

50

Jun

06 Jun

07 Jun

08 Jun

09 Jun

10 Feb

11

No

LCR

IBRD/IDALendingbyUnit,FY11 IBRD/IDALendingbyCountry,FY11 IBRD/IDALendingbyInstrument,FY11

HD

14%

Other

1%

PREM

Afghanistan

2.8%

Nepal

2.2%Pakistan

SouthAsia

1.4%

SriLanka

2.2%

Adj.

1.7%

InvAF

11.8%

9%SD

Transport44%

ang a es

20.8% Bhutan

0.2%

India

Maldives

0.1%

15.7%

Inv

stand

27SARPrimarilyInvestmentLendingRegion

SDOther

32%

54.6% 86.4%

Lending$10billion inFY11


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MAINTAINING FOCUS ON RESULTS AND QUALITY

80

90

100 SatisfactoryPortfolioOutcomes(%ofprojects)

SAR Bank

27.8

24.6

28.8 29.330

35

)

DisbursementRatioTrends:FY0610

SAR Bank

60

70

%23.0

10

15

20

25

DisbRatio

(ILonl

FY06 FY07 FY08 FY09 FY10*

SAR 87.5 65.0 76.9 81.3 100.0

Bank 82.9 76.2 77.2 75.0 68.8

0

5

FY06 FY07 FY08 FY09 FY10

SAR ualit Assessment of the Lendin Portfolio ALP Ratin

80

90

100

SARQALP1(29projects) SARQALP2(22projects) BankQALP2(145projects)

30

40

50

60

70

28

0

10

20

Likelihoodof

Achieving

DO(%)Quality

of

Design

(%) Implementation

Progress(%)Quality

of

Bank

Supervision(%)

S


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STAFFING AND DECENTRALIZATIONStaffDecentralizationinhighsecurityareas,resultedinincreasingcosts

20.0

SARDecentralizationCosts(US$m)

15

16

400

450

500

locations

DecentralizationofGF+StaffinSAR

5.4 5.6

7.47.1

9.38.8

10.0

.

12

13

14

150

200

250

300

350

affinhighs

ecurity

#ofGF+

staff

4.5 4.5 5.36.7 7.5

8.4

0.0

.

FY05 FY06 FY07 FY08 FY09 FY10Facilities/Equipment/Security FieldBenefits

10

11

0

50

100

FY06 FY07 FY08 FY09 FY10 FY11Q2

%ofGFst

CO HQ %GFstaffinhighsecuritylocations

60

70

DecentralizationoftaskmanagementinSARFY09 FY10 FY11Q2

20

30

40

50

Pr or ty

n

FY

12Continuetomovesectormanagementcloserto

29

0

10

%LEN

Tasks

managed

inCO%

SPN

Tasks

managed

inCO%

AAA

Tasks

managed

inCO

ecentra ze sta


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PARTNERING WITH IFC&MIGA

IFC focusin onInclusiveGrowth ClimateChan e Global re ionalInte rationandAccesstoBasicServices

Joint Investments

MaharashtraStateElectricityTransmissionCompanyLtd(MSETCL),India

JointCountryStrategies in

India

Bangladesh

JointStrategies Joint Advisory Activities

SpecialEconomicZones,Bangladesh

HousingFinance,India

KPEconomicRevitalization Project,. . , ,

Nepal

JointSolar

Mission,

India

KarachiPortTrust,Pakistan

MicroFinance,India

Nepal

SriLanka

Maldives

Bhutan

Pa istan

FinancialSectorStrengtheningProject,

Afghanistan LandModernization,Bangladesh

InvestmentClimate(FDI)support,,

Tourism(e.g.Universal,Taj),Maldives

ClimateChangesupport(e.g.RiskShareFacility),SL/Maldives

WaterHealth,India

JainIrrigation,India

TaxAdministrationReform,Bangladesh

Tourism,SriLanka

DoingBusinessSupport

Thimpu

Waste

management

and

Bus

ServicePPPs,Bhutan

AndComplementaryactivitiesinIndiasLowIncomeStatesandPakistan

MIGA

InvestmentClimatesupport,Nepal

1.8

IFCAnnualCommitments($billion)

MIGAhas$183mgrossexposureinSouthAsia(mostlyPakistan

andAfghanistan)

Promotingsouthsouthinvestments: tocover$20mof

investmentfromIndiaintoAfricaorTFfacilityinAfghanistan,

allowin MIGAtocoverke investments suchaswithMTN a

1.3

1.5 1.51.6 1.7

0.9

1.2

1.5

30

SouthAfricacellphoneCompany)

Providingpoliticalriskassuranceforforeigninvestors:joint

IDA/MIGAproject

"Afghanistan

Investment

Guarantee

Facility

0.7

0.0

0.3

0.6

FY06 FY08 FY10


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LEVERAGING OUR RESOURCES THROUGH PARTNERSHIPS

TRUST

FUNDS Integratedinoverallworkprogramtosupportkeyareas:disasterreductionandrecovery,financialcrisis,climatechange,

genderandgovernanceandanticorruption.

Substantialinsize.InFY10,RETFresourcesavailabletoscaleuptheuseofIDAinSARamountedtoUS$4billionorabout

35%ofthenewIBRD/IDAcommitments.Mosttrustfundsarerecipientexecuted.

Focusingoncountrieswithconflict(AfghanistanandPakistan). InPakistan,theBankestablishedinFY11anew10donor

MDTFfor

conflict

affected

areas.

Example: AfghanistanReconstructionTrustFund(ARTF) . .

ItisnowthelargestsourceofonbudgetfinancingforGoA,providingonequarterofthetotal

budget,andisanimportantplatformfordonorcoordination.

ThefeeincomeoftheARTFmeetsabout40%ofourcostoftheworkprogram.

ASIANDEVELOPMENTBANK

CollaborationonpolicydialogueandPartnering

implementationofdevelopmentactivities

BILATERALDONORSLeverageresourcesbypartneringwith:

AUSAID

CIDA . .,

Bangladesh)as

well

as

climate

change

(e.g.,

Bangladesh)

Apassthougharrangementisbeingestablishedto

channelARTFresourcestotheADBtofinancelarger

infrastructureprojectsinAfghanistan

DFID

EC

Japan

Netherlands

SIDA

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Coauthoringanalyticalwork(e.g.,Pakistan Flood

DamageandNeedsAssessments)

Exploringoptions

on

joint

social

safeguards

work

in

Nepal.

Spain

USAID

among

others

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CONCLUSIONSBECOMING TOMORROWS CENTER OF

Forthenextfewdecades,whathappensinSouthAsiawill1

GLOBAL ECONOMIC GROWTH AND POVERTY REDUCTION

Hometo

thelargest

Hometo

thelargestnumberHometo

oneofthelargest

Hometo

keyfragilestatesina

geopolitically

.

by2050intheworldconsumermarkets importantpartof

theworld

TheWBG

strate

in

SAR

will

build

on

the

un recedented

access

toclientgovernments,andstrongmomentumofdemandfor

Bankservicesandlendingtoenable:2

Adynamic

private

sectortodrive

growth

Askilled

labor

forcetorespondto

newdemands

Worldclass

rural

andurban

infrastructure

Greater

genderequality

DRAFT 32

Bettergovernance

andservice

delivery

Regional

integration

Protectingthe

environmentand

mitigateimpact

of

climatechange

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