The Unfolding COVID-19 Crisis and its Implications for IDA - Final Text for Disclosure

Jul 19, 2026

The Unfolding COVID-19 Crisis and its Implications for IDA examines how COVID-19 affects growth, people, and resilience in IDA countries and how these pressures intersect with the 2030 Agenda. It reviews IDA’s response to client needs so far, highlights IDA’s value in a crisis, and assesses upcoming challenges. The report also outlines implications for IDA’s financial planning and for IDA19 policy commitments.

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CategoryResearch & Report

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Pages34

Reading Time1 h 26 min

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Executive Summary

I. COVID-19 Impacts on Growth, People and Resilience in IDA Countries and on the 2030 Agenda

A. Implications for Growth

B. Implications for People

C. Implications for Resilience

II. IDA’s Response to Client Needs Thus Far and Demonstrated Value for Money

A. IDA’s Response to Client Needs Thus Far

B. IDA’s Value in a Crisis

III. Upcoming Challenges and Possible Future Directions

A. Indications of Additional Demand

B. Implications for IDA’s Financial Planning

C. Implications for IDA19 Policy Commitments

IV. Conclusion

List of Figures and Boxes

Public Disclosure Authorized Public Disclosure Authorized OFFICIAL USE ONLY The Unfolding COVID-19 Crisis and its Implications for IDA Final Text for Disclosure Development Finance Corporate IDA and IBRD (DFCII) July 29, 2020 ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS Fiscal year (FY) = July 1 to June 30 AFC AFD AFR ANI BFP Cat DDO CDDCERCs Asian Financial Crisis Agence Francaise de Développement Africa Region Adjusted Net Income Bank Facilitated Procurement Catastrophe Deferred Drawdown Option Community-Driven Development Contingent Emergency Response Components COMESA Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa CRW Crisis Response Window DPF Development Policy Financing DPT Diphtheria, Pertussis, and Tetanus DRC Democratic Republic of Congo DSA Debt Sustainability Analysis DSC Deployable Strategic Capital DSSI Debt Service Suspension Initiative FCS Fragile and Conflict-affected Situations FCV Fragility, Conflict and Violence FIFs Financial Intermediary Funds FTCF Fast Track COVID-19 Facility GDP Gross Domestic Product GEMS Geo-Enabling initiative for Monitoring and Supervision GFC Global Financial Crisis GTFP Global Trade Finance Platform HEPRTF Health Emergency Preparedness and Response Multi-Donor Trust Fund IBRD International Bank for Reconstruction and Development IDA International Development Association IDA FCS Fragile and Conflict-affected IDA Countries IDA19 IEG IFC IMF LMICs M&E MICs MPA MSME NGOs PBA PEF PHEIC PPE PSW RSE SDFP SDGs SMEs SPRP SUF SUW UN UNICEF VAT WASH WBG WCS WFP WHO Nineteenth Replenishment of IDA Independent Evaluation Group International Finance Corporation International Monetary Fund Lower Middle-income Countries Monitoring & Evaluation Middle Income Countries Multiphase Programmatic Approach Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises Non-Governmental Organizations Performance-Based Allocation Pandemic Emergency Financing Facility Public Health Emergency of International Concern Personal Protective Equipment Private Sector Window Real Sector Envelope Sustainable Development Finance Policy Sustainable Development Goals Small and Medium Enterprises Strategic Preparedness and Response Program Scale-up Facility Scale-up Window United Nations United Nations Children's Fund Value-added Tax Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene World Bank Group Working Capital Solutions Platform World Food Programme World Health Organization TABLE OF CONTENTS EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ......................................................................................................................... i I. COVID-19 IMPACTS ON GROWTH, PEOPLE AND RESILIENCE IN IDA COUNTRIES AND ON THE 2030 AGENDA....................................................................................................... 1 A. Implications for Growth ........................................................................................................... 1 B. Implications for People ............................................................................................................. 5 C. Implications for Resilience ....................................................................................................... 9 II. IDA’S RESPONSE TO CLIENT NEEDS THUS FAR AND DEMONSTRATED VALUE FOR MONEY ................................................................................................................................ 11 A. IDA’s Response to Client Needs Thus Far............................................................................ 11 B. IDA’s Value in a Crisis ........................................................................................................... 16 III. UPCOMING CHALLENGES AND POSSIBLE FUTURE DIRECTIONS ............................22 A. Indications of Additional Demand......................................................................................... 22 B. Implicat

FAQs

What main areas does the report cover regarding the COVID-19 impact on IDA countries?

It covers impacts on growth, people, and resilience, and links these effects to the 2030 Agenda.

How does the report describe IDA’s response to client needs so far?

It presents IDA’s response to client needs thus far and explains IDA’s demonstrated value in a crisis.

What future directions and planning implications are addressed?

It discusses upcoming challenges, potential additional demand, and the implications for IDA’s financial planning and IDA19 policy commitments.

Jul 19, 2026

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