New Country Partnership Framework for The Gambia

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00:00 The Gambia,

00:01 the smiling coast of Africa,

00:02 is at a critical juncture in its development trajectory.

00:06 The country has made headway on key reforms in service delivery

00:10 since its 2017 democratic transition,

00:13 but is still facing challenges in overcoming fragility.

00:17 The economy grew by 6%

00:19 during the two years before COVID-19 struck.

00:22 This growth was supported by rebounding public confidence,

00:26 investment,

00:27 low interest rates,

00:28 and growing tourism,

00:30 trade and construction.

00:32 However,

00:33 the pandemic halted this economic growth

00:36 in 2020

00:37 with projected severe impacts on the poor and vulnerable,

00:40 including women and the elderly.

00:42 The World Bank Group and the government of The Gambia

00:45 have prepared a new Country Partnership framework,

00:48 or CPF

00:49 to support the country's development priorities

00:51 through 2026.

00:54 The CPF is aligned with the Gambia's National Development Plan

00:58 and will focus on accelerating the country's transition

01:01 out of fragility

01:02 and on supporting the government's vision of sustainable,

01:05 resilient

01:06 and inclusive growth.

01:07 Building on past and ongoing assistance,

01:10 this partnership between the World Bank Group and The Gambia

01:13 will focus on three priority areas.

01:16 The CPF will help the country improve the transparency,

01:20 accountability and effectiveness of the public administration

01:24 and create space in the government's budget for

01:26 productive investments in infrastructure and human capital.

01:30 The World Bank Group

01:31 will also support the government's efforts

01:34 to create an enabling business environment

01:37 that fuels job creation by investing in infrastructure,

01:40 strengthening the role of commercial agriculture,

01:43 boosting the tourism sector,

01:45 and increasing urban,

01:46 coastal and climate resilience.

01:49 Finally,

01:50 this partnership will help improve the quality of

01:52 and access to essential healthcare,

01:55 expand social protection services,

01:57 enhance the quality of education,

02:00 and explore ways to improve skills and employability of women and youth.

02:05 How is the CPF different?

02:07 The CPF will be anchored on supporting the government's transition

02:11 out of fragility

02:13 and will support the transition to the green,

02:15 resilient

02:16 and inclusive development grid approach.

02:19 The program will focus on two cross-cutting principles.

02:23 A,

02:23 accelerate cross-sectoral digital transformation,

02:27 and B,

02:28 empower women and girls.

02:30 The recovery of The Gambia's economy

02:33 will require tackling its underlying challenges

02:36 to public service delivery,

02:38 addressing the constraints that impede the

02:40 development of its key economic sectors,

02:42 and investing in its most important asset,

02:45 its people.

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The Gambia, the smiling coast of Africa, is at a critical juncture in its development trajectory. The country has made headway on key reforms in service delivery since its 2017 democratic transition, but is still facing challenges in overcoming fragility. The economy grew by 6% during the two years before COVID-19 struck. This growth was supported by rebounding public confidence, investment, low interest rates, and growing tourism, trade and construction. However, the pandemic halted this economic growth in 2020 with projected severe impacts on the poor and vulnerable, including women and the elderly. The World Bank Group and the government of The Gambia have prepared a new Country Partnership framework, or CPF to support the country's development priorities through 2026. The CPF is aligned with the Gambia's National Development Plan and will focus on accelerating the country's transition out of fragility and on supporting the government's vision of sustainable, resilient and inclusive growth. Building on past and ongoing assistance, this partnership between the World Bank Group and The Gambia will focus on three priority areas. The CPF will help the country improve the transparency, accountability and effectiveness of the public administration and create space in the government's budget for productive investments in infrastructure and human capital. The World Bank Group will also support the government's efforts to create an enabling business environment that fuels job creation by investing in infrastructure, strengthening the role of commercial agriculture, boosting the tourism sector, and increasing urban, coastal and climate resilience. Finally, this partnership will help improve the quality of and access to essential healthcare, expand social protection services, enhance the quality of education, and explore ways to improve skills and employability of women and youth. How is the CPF different? The CPF will be anchored on supporting the government's transition out of fragility and will support the transition to the green, resilient and inclusive development grid approach. The program will focus on two cross-cutting principles. A, accelerate cross-sectoral digital transformation, and B, empower women and girls. The recovery of The Gambia's economy will require tackling its underlying challenges to public service delivery, addressing the constraints that impede the development of its key economic sectors, and investing in its most important asset, its people.

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