1. Elena Petkova 76202 Yasen Andreev 76324
World Bank in CEE
Elena Petkova 76202
Yasen Andreev 76324

2. Table of contents:
1. World Bank
2. World Bank’s regional strategy 3. World Bank in Poland 4. World Bank in Bulgaria

3. World Bank: International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) International Development Association (IDA) International Finance Corporation (IFC) Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA) International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID)

4. World Bank’s regional strategy
Seeks to eliminate poverty and boost shared prosperity by supporting clients in three overall areas of focus:
Sustainable and Inclusive Growth
Human Capital
Resilience
The World Bank offers its clients in the EU two core products - finance and knowledge.
Four countries currently benefit from the full portfolio of instruments, including lending and guarantees: Bulgaria, Croatia, Poland and Romania.
Projects for each country are guided by a full strategy document called a Country Partnership Framework.

5. World Bank in Poland

6. GDP per capita and Growth Rate

7. Country Partnership Framework (CPF) for Poland – 2014-2017
Objectives:
To foster sustainable income growth for the bottom 40 percent of the population and to support Poland's emerging role as a global development partner.
Areas of engagement:
Economic competitiveness
Equity and inclusion
Climate action
Establish Poland as a global development partner

8. Economics competitiveness
Enhance business environment
Increase innovativeness
Effective public finance
Equity and inclusion
Inclusive and effective labor market
Balanced regional development
Reformed health care
Climate change
Enhancing sustainability
Informed climate change policy
Resource-efficient and safe infrastructure
Poland as a global development partner
Facilitating Poland's contribution to other countries' development agenda

9. IFC has three active projects in Poland in discount grocery retail and microfinance. The level commitments range between US$25-50 million per year.
MIGA amounts to US$ 2.9 million in two projects, both in support of foreign investment in the telecommunications sector.
IBRD is managing a multi-year program aimed at strengthening accounting and auditing practices and the effective implementation of modem standards in this area. Financing is estimated at US$ 3.2 billion.

10. World Bank in Bulgaria

11. $ 4 billion The Role of the World Bank Banking Revenue Administration
Health
Social Welfare
Environmental Protection
General Manufacturing
Agribusiness
Infrastructure
The Role of the
World Bank
$ 4 billion

12. GDP per capita Country Last Previous Highest Lowest Bulgaria 7929.49
Dec/16
7612
7929
3224
USD
Yearly
Poland
14642
15049
5511
European Union
35100
35632
10064

13. GDP per capita PPP Country Last Previous Highest Lowest Bulgaria
Dec/16
USD
Yearly
Poland
European Union

15. Compared GDP Growth Rate

16. IBRD Contribution
World Bank Engagement

17. Country Partnership Framework (CPF) for Bulgaria – 2017-2022
Objectives:
Strengthening institutions for sustainable growth
Investing in people

18. Deposit Insurance Strengthening Project 2016-2018
Objective:
Strengthen the financial and institutional capacity

19. Municipal Infrastructure Development 2009-2019
Objectives:
Improve the reliability and quality of water provision
Assist municipalities to improve investment-planning capacity

20. Social Sectors Institutional Reform Development Policy Loans - SIR DPL3 2009-2010

21. Unemployment Rate

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