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It emphasizes jobs as a pathway out of poverty, requiring greater selectivity and outcome orientation across design and implementation. The approach strengthens One WBG delivery through public-private solutions, improved partnership mechanisms, and more systematic knowledge flows, supported by the CPF lifecycle and the CLR-driven learning loop.","Public Disclosure Authorized Public Disclosure Authorized  \nWorld Bank Group Evolution Process  \nRethinking the Approach to WBG Country Engagement  \nJune 2025  \nRethinking the Approach to WBG Country Engagement  \nTable of Contents  \nI. Introduction........................................................................................................................1  \nII. The New Approach to Country Engagement ........................................................................1  \nFoundational premise .................................................................................................................1  \nCore elements of change .............................................................................................................2  \nSelectivity and outcome orientation ..........................................................................................3  \nStrategy and implementation....................................................................................................6  \nOne WBG: Public and private solutions and financing................................................................6  \nKnowledge.............................................................................................................................7  \nPartnerships ..........................................................................................................................8  \nSimplicity and flexibility ........................................................................................................ 10  \nAnnex A: New Country Engagement Directive...............................................................................13  \nAnnex B: Feedback from Global Consultations on the New Approach to Country Engagement ............ 14  \nBox 1: Consultations Throughout the Country Engagement Cycle.......................................................2  \nBox 2: Putting the Jobs Agenda at the Center of Country Engagement .................................................5  \nBox 3: Knowledge Inputs to CPF Design .........................................................................................8  \nBox 4: CPFs in FCV Contexts and Small States ..............................................................................11  \nList of Acronyms  \nA&A Analytical & Advisory Services  \nCCDR Country Climate and Development Report CEN Country Engagement Note  \nCGJR Country Growth and Jobs Report CLR Completion and Learning Review COS Corporate Support  \nCPF Country Partnership Framework CPSD Country Private Sector Diagnostic FCV Fragility, Conflict, and Violence FFI Framework for Financial Incentives GCP Global Challenge Program  \nGFPP Grant Facility for Project Preparation GROW Global & Regional Opportunities Window IDA International Development Association KAT Knowledge Advisory Teams  \nMDB Multilateral Development Bank OPCS Operations Policy and Country Services PEA Poverty and Equity Report  \nPLR Performance and Learning Review PRA Prevention and Resilience Allocation RECA Remain Engaged in Conflict Allocation RRA Risk and Resilience Assessment  \nSCD Streamlined Country Diagnostic  \nTAA Turnaround Allocation WBG World Bank Group  \nRethinking the Approach to WBG Country Engagement  \nI. 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