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Record Nr.

UNINA9910455021003321

Autore

Arslan Ismail

Titolo

Egypt [[electronic resource] ] : positive results from knowledge sharing and modest lending : an IEG country assistance evaluation, 1999-2007

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C., : World Bank, 2009

ISBN

1-282-11480-8

9786612114809

0-8213-7959-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (158 p.)

Collana

Independent Evaluation Group Studies

Disciplina

338.962

Soggetti

Economic assistance - Egypt

Economic development - Egypt

Electronic books.

Egypt Economic conditions 1981-

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

At head of title: IEG World Bank, IFC, MIGA.

"Written by Ismail Arslan, with contributions by consultants Ataman Aksoy ... [et al.]"--P. vii.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 125-127).

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Abbreviations; Acknowledgments; Foreword; Preface; Egypt: Summary of Bank Program Outcome Ratings; Executive Summary; Management Action Record; Chairperson's Summary: Committee on Development Effectiveness (CODE); 1 Introduction and Country Background; Figures; Tables; Boxes; 2 The Bank's Strategy and Assistance Program; 3 Promoting Higher, More Sustainable Growth through Structural Reforms; 4 Improving Water Resources Management, Infrastructure, and Environment; 5 Human Development and Poverty Reduction; 6 Conclusions, Lessons, and Recommendations; Appendixes; Endnotes

Bibliography

Sommario/riassunto

This report reviews World Bank support to Egypt from fiscal 1999 through fiscal 2007. It analyzes the objectives and content of the Bank's assistance program during this period. The Bank's assistance program largely met its objectives and contributed significantly to policy and institutional changes, especially in the financial sector,



privatization, pension system, and private sector development. From FY99 to FY07, the Bank committed just 2.1 billion for 18 investment projects and one policy-based loan. Bank analytical work has helped in the design of recent economic reforms and in monitorin