IDA20 Mid-Term Review - IDA Access, Terms and Graduation Prospects

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The IDA20 Mid-Term Review examines how countries access IDA resources and how eligibility terms connect to graduation outcomes during the IDA20 cycle. It outlines the IDA graduation policy, including eligibility requirements and the graduation process, and assesses the graduation outlook for blend countries facing development constraints. The review further covers reverse graduation and reclassification frameworks, proposes broadening the Small Island Economies Exception, and presents discussion issues and supporting annexes with eligibility and vulnerability criteria.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryResearch & Report

FormatPDF

Pages57

Reading Time2 h 24 min

Executive Summary

IDA’s Graduation Policy

IDA Eligibility

IDA Graduation Process

Blend Countries: Characteristics and Development Challenges

Graduation Outlook

Reverse Graduation and Reclassification Framework

IDA Reverse Graduations

IDA Reclassifications

Past Practice in Reverse Graduations

Rationale for a Reverse Graduation and Reclassification Framework

IDA Reverse Graduation and Reclassification Framework and Criteria

Recommendation

Broadening the Small Island Economies Exception

Recognizing the Vulnerabilities of non-Island IBRD Small States

Criteria for Calibrating IDA Financing Terms

Issues for Discussion

List of Annexes

Public Disclosure Authorized Public Disclosure Authorized IDA20 MID-TERM REVIEW: IDA ACCESS, TERMS AND GRADUATION PROSPECTS Development Finance, Corporate IDA & IBRD (DFCII) November 22, 2023 ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS Fiscal Year (FY) = July 1 to June 30 All dollar amounts are US dollars CPF CPIA CRI CRW DPO DSA DSC EVI FCV GDI GDP GNI HIPC IBRD IDA Country Partnership Framework Country Policy and Institutional Assessment Climate Risk Index Crisis Response Window Development Policy Operation Debt Sustainability Analysis Deployable Strategic Capital Economic and Environmental Vulnerability Index Fragility, Conflict and Violence Graduation Discussion Income Gross Domestic Product Gross National Income Heavily Indebted Poor Countries International Bank for Reconstruction and Development International Development Association IMF LIC LIC-DSA MDRI MDTF OECS SDFP SIE SIEE SOE SSE SUW UMIC WHR WRI International Monetary Fund Low-Income Country Low-Income Country Debt Sustainability Analysis Multilateral Debt Relief Initiative Multi-donor Trust Fund Organization of Eastern Caribbean States Sustainable Development Finance Policy Small Island Economies Small Island Economies Exception State-owned Enterprises Small States Exception Scale-Up Window Upper Middle-Income Country Window for Host Communities and Refugees World Risk Index TABLE OF CONTENTS EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ........................................................................................................... i I. IDA’S GRADUATION POLICY .......................................................................................... 1 A. IDA Eligibility .................................................................................................................... 1 B. IDA Graduation Process ..................................................................................................... 2 II. BLEND COUNTRIES: CHARACTERISTICS AND DEVELOPMENT CHALLENGES....................................................................................................................... 4 III. GRADUATION OUTLOOK ............................................................................................... 10 IV. REVERSE GRADUATION AND RECLASSIFICATION FRAMEWORK ................. 14 A. IDA Reverse Graduations ................................................................................................. 14 B. IDA Reclassifications ....................................................................................................... 14 C. Past Practice in Reverse Graduations ............................................................................... 15 D. Rationale for a Reverse Graduation and Reclassification Framework ............................. 16 E. IDA Reverse Graduation and Reclassification Framework and Criteria .......................... 19 F. Recommendation .............................................................................................................. 21 V. BROADENING THE SMALL ISLAND ECONOMIES EXCEPTION ........................ 22 A. Recognizing the Vulnerabilities of non-Island IBRD Small States .................................. 25 i. Recommendation ..................................................................................................... 27 B. Criteria for Calibrating IDA Financing Terms ................................................................. 27 i. Recommendation ..................................................................................................... 32 VI. ISSUES FOR DISCUSSION................................................................................................ 33 LIST OF ANNEXES Annex 1. Eligibility for IDA Financing ........................................................................................ 34 Annex 2. World Bank Support to Blend Countries .........

FAQs

What does the review cover regarding IDA access and graduation?

It links IDA eligibility and financing terms to graduation outcomes during the IDA20 period, including how countries qualify for IDA and what graduation means for access to IDA resources.

How does the document describe the IDA graduation policy?

It sets out IDA eligibility requirements and explains the graduation process, then provides an outlook for graduation among relevant country groups.

What is the reverse graduation and reclassification framework about?

It presents how countries can move back from graduation status through reverse graduations and reclassifications, including criteria, rationale, past practice, and recommendations.

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