Bhutan Country Partnership Framework FY25-29 - Chair Summary - public disclosure not an approved record

Jul 19, 2026

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Executive Directors discussed Bhutan’s joint IDA/IFC/MIGA Country Partnership Framework for FY25-29, expressing support for Bhutan’s development agenda and private-sector engagement to create jobs while reducing poverty and strengthening shared prosperity. Priorities include reforms that improve the investment climate, expand digital connectivity, and enhance labor market performance. The discussion highlighted alignment with World Bank Group strategic goals, the need to strengthen institutional capacity, and implementing education measures to build human capital. Given substantial risks across macroeconomic, technical, fiduciary, and environmental-social areas, close monitoring, advisory services, and program flexibility were emphasized, alongside collaboration with other development partners.

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Chair Summary

Development priorities and reforms

Alignment, capacity, and human capital

Risk management and monitoring

Collaboration with development partners

FAQs

What period does the Bhutan Country Partnership Framework cover?

It covers FY25-29, discussed by Executive Directors on May 1, 2025.

Which reforms are emphasized to support growth and jobs?

Reforms aimed at creating an enabling environment for foreign direct investment, expanding digital connectivity, and improving labor market performance are emphasized.

How do Executive Directors propose managing major risks in the program?

They emphasize close monitoring, advisory services, maintaining program flexibility, and attention to risks related to macroeconomic conditions, technical design, institutional capacity, fiduciary oversight, and environmental and social issues.

Jul 19, 2026

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