Burkina Faso - Country assistance strategy

Document of The World Bank FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY Report No. 21285-BUR MEMORANDUM OF THE PRESIDENT OF THE INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION TO THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS ONA COUNTRY ASSISTANCE STRATEGY OF THE WORLD BANK GROUP FOR BURKINA FASO November 3, 2000 Country Department for Burkina Faso AFC15 Africa Region This document has a restricted distribution and may be used by recipients only in the performance of their official duties. Its contents may not otherwise be disclosed without World Bank authorization.  CURRENCY EQUIVALENTS Currency Unit = CPA Franc (CFAF) US$1 = 782 CFAF (October 25, 2000) WEIGHTS AND MEASURES Metric System GOVERNMENT FISCAL YEAR January I - Decemnber 31 ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS AAA Analytical and Advisory Activities AflDB African Developnent Bank APL Adaptable Program Lending ARTEL Agence de Regulation des Telecommunications BCEAO Banque Centrale des Etars de I'Afrique de l'Ouest CAE Country Assistance Evaluation CAS Country Assistance Strategy CET Conmnon External Tariff CFAA Country Financial Accountability Assessment CFAF CFA Franc COGES Comites de Gestion CPI Consumer Price Index CPIA Country Policy and Institutional Assessment CPPR Country Portfolio Performance Review DAC Development Assistance Commnittee (OECD) ECOWAS Economic Conmiission for West Africaa States EMRSO Economnic Managenment Reform Support Operation EU European Union FIAS Foreign Investmnt Advisory Services FTA Free Trade Area GDP Gross Domestic Product GEF Global Environment Facility GEPRENAF Gestion Participative des Ressources Naturelles et de la Faune HIPC Highly Indebted Poor Countries HIV/AIDS Human hlinunodeficiency VirusAcquired Imenunodeficiency Syndrome ICR LIplenentation Conpletion Report IDA International Developrent Association IDG International Developrment Goals IFC Intemational Finance Corporation IMF International Monetary Fund INSD Institut National de Statistiques et Demographie MIGA Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency MTEF Medium Term Expenditure Framework NGO Non-Governmental Organization ODA Official Developmnent Assistance OECD Organization for Economnic Cooperation and Developmnent OED Operations Evaluation Department (World Bank) OHADA Organisation pour I'Harmonisation du Droit des Affaires en Afrique ONEA Office National de l'Eau PASECT Projet dtAjustenrent Sectoriel des Transports PER Public Expenditure Review - PFP Poticy Framework Paper PNGT Programme National de Gestion des Te,roirs PNDRD Programme National de Developpement Rural D&centrafisi PROF Poverty Reduction & Growth Facility PRONAGEN Progranme National de Gestion de l'Ecoasteme Naturel PRSC Poverty Reduction Support Credit PRSP Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper PSM Public Sector Management PSAC Programnutic Strctural Adjustrent Credit RPTES Regional Programn for the Traditional Energy Sector SAC Structural Adjustment Credit SILEM Sahel Integrated Low Land Ecosystem Managerment SOFITEX Societe des Fibres Textiles du Burkina Faso SPA Special Program for Africa SWAP Sector Wide Approach UN United Nations WAEMU West African Economic & Monetary Union Vice-President Callisto Madavo Country Director Hasan Tuluy Sector Manager Charles Humphreys Task Team Leader Celestin Monga  FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY MEMORANDUM OF THE PRESIDENT OF THE INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION TO THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS ON A COUNTRY ASSISTANCE STRATEGY FOR BURKINA FASO TABLE OF CONTENTS Page No. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY (i) INTRODUCTION 1 I. POLICY FRAMEWORK 1 A. BURKINA PASO'S DEVELOPMENT CHALLENGES AND THE GOVERNMENT'S PRSP 1 B. MEDIUM-TERM MACROECONOMIC FRAMEWORK 3 II. BANK GROUP ASSISTANCE STRATEGY 7 A. PROGRESS UNDER LAST CAS AND LESSONS LEARNED 7 B. CAS RATIONALE AND STRATEGIC APPROACH 8 C COUNTRY ASSISTANCE PROGRAM 10 D. VEHICLES FOR BANK ASSISTANCE, ALTERNATIVE SCENARIOS AND CONTINGENCIES 16 m. KEY ISSUES IN IMPLEMENTING THE CAS 23 MONITORING OF OUTCOMES 23 COLLABORATION WITH OTHER DEVELOPMENT PARTNERS 24 IV. RISKS 25 This document has a restricted distribution and may be used by recipients only in the performance of their official duties. Its contents may not be otherwise disclosed without World Bank authorization.   MEMORANDUM OF THE PRESIDENT OF THE INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION TO THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS ON A COUNTRY ASSISTANCE STRATEGY FOR BURKINA FASO TABLE OF CONTENTS (cont'd) TEXT TABLES * Table 1: Selected Indicators * Table 2: Scenario of Moderate Growth - Selected Indicators, 1999-2005 * Table 3: High Growth Scenario - Selected Indicators, 1999-2005 * Table 4: Base Case Assistance Program, FY 2001-2003