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Respondents who belonged to the “other” stakeholder category were not included either. As a
result, means of the FY’ 15 data and the total number of respondents in three years are slightly different from those of the original data reported in appendices A, B, C, D, E, G, and H. For the
weighted stakeholder breakdown and year comparison results, please see appendix F page 154. A. General Issues Facing Afghanistan: Respondents were asked to indicate whether
Afghanistan is headed in the right direction, what they thought were the most important development priorities, which areas would contribute most to reducing poverty, and how
“shared prosperity” would be best achieved.
B. Overall Attitudes toward the World Bank Group WBG: their familiarity with the WBG,
its effectiveness in Afghanistan, WBG staff preparedness to help Afghanistan solve its development challenges, the WB
G’s local presence, its collaboration with the UN, the WBG’s capacity building in Afghanistan, their agreement with various statements regarding
the WBG’s work, and the extent to which the WBG is an effective development partner. Respondents were asked to
indicate the WBG’s greatest values and weaknesses, the most effective instruments in helping reduce poverty in Afghanistan, and in which sectoral areas
the WBG should focus most of its resources.
C.
World Bank Group’s Effectiveness and Results: Respondents were asked to rate the extent
to which the WBG’s work helps achieve development results in Afghanistan, the extent to which the WBG meets Afghanistan
’s needs for knowledge services and financial instruments, the extent the WBG helps build existing country systems, the importance for the
WBG to be involved in thirty five development areas, and th e WBG’s level of effectiveness
in these areas, such as securitystabilizationreconstruction, education, and anti corruption.
D. The Afghanistan Reconstruction Trust Fund: Respondents were asked about their levels
of familiarity with the trust fund, and their levels of agreement with several statements about the trust fund.
E.
The World Bank Group’s Knowledge Work and Activities: Respondents were asked how
often they use the WBG’s knowledge work, and were asked to rate the effectiveness and quality of the WBG’s knowledge work and activities, including how significant of a
contribution it makes to development results and its technical quality.
F. Working with the World Bank Group: Respondents were asked to rate their levels of
agreement with a series of statements regarding working with the WBG, such as the WBG’s “Safeguard Policy” requirements being reasonable, and disbursing funds promptly. The
respondents were also asked whether they think the organization is risk-averse and to rate the extent to which the WBG is selective, and the extent to which the WBG promotes private
public partnerships in Afghanistan.
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G. The Future Role of the World Bank Group in Afghanistan: Respondents were asked to
