Albania Country Program Evaluation
This evaluation assesses the development effectiveness of the World Bank Group’s country engagement in Albania over the period Fiscal Years 11-19. The Bank Group made a substantial contribution to many reforms relevant to Albania’s development prio...
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okr-10986-354792021-06-14T09:53:51Z Albania Country Program Evaluation Independent Evaluation Group WORLD BANK GROUP STRATEGY WORLD BANK GROUP PORTFOLIO DONOR COORDINATION MACRO-FINANCIAL POLICY CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIC FOCUS PUBLIC SERVICE DELIVERY PRIVATE SECTOR DEVELOPMENT NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT LAND USE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION WATER RESOURCE MANAGEMENT SOCIAL PROTECTION This evaluation assesses the development effectiveness of the World Bank Group’s country engagement in Albania over the period Fiscal Years 11-19. The Bank Group made a substantial contribution to many reforms relevant to Albania’s development priorities, including Albania’s EU accession goals. Bank Group support was effective in improving fiscal management and social protection, strengthening the financial sector, and expanding waste management and irrigation. The program was responsive to opportunities, but it could have been more selective in its engagements. Findings suggested that analytical work should be used more extensively to build consensus and capacity for reforms and new lending should be more selective. Albania had transitioned to a market-oriented middle-income economy by year 2008. However, the economic slowdown in the wake of the global crisis led to a reversal in poverty reduction. The crisis led to several key economic reforms, not all of which have been sustained after the recovery. 2021-04-21T14:34:33Z 2021-04-21T14:34:33Z 2021-04-09 Report http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/471671617974993019/Albania-Country-Program-Evaluation http://hdl.handle.net/10986/35479 English CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research Europe and Central Asia Albania |
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This evaluation assesses the development
effectiveness of the World Bank Group’s country engagement
in Albania over the period Fiscal Years 11-19. The Bank
Group made a substantial contribution to many reforms
relevant to Albania’s development priorities, including
Albania’s EU accession goals. Bank Group support was
effective in improving fiscal management and social
protection, strengthening the financial sector, and
expanding waste management and irrigation. The program was
responsive to opportunities, but it could have been more
selective in its engagements. Findings suggested that
analytical work should be used more extensively to build
consensus and capacity for reforms and new lending should be
more selective. Albania had transitioned to a
market-oriented middle-income economy by year 2008. However,
the economic slowdown in the wake of the global crisis led
to a reversal in poverty reduction. The crisis led to
several key economic reforms, not all of which have been
sustained after the recovery. |
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Albania Country Program Evaluation |
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Albania Country Program Evaluation |
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Albania Country Program Evaluation |
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Albania Country Program Evaluation |
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Albania Country Program Evaluation |
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albania country program evaluation |
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World Bank, Washington, DC |
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2021 |
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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/471671617974993019/Albania-Country-Program-Evaluation http://hdl.handle.net/10986/35479 |
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