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38 VII. How the World Bank Group Operates continued The Wo ld Ba k G oup’s Wo k i Afghanistan: Year Comparison 10  Year comparison: This year’s respondents had significantly lower levels of agreement with the statement that “Overall the WBG currently plays a relevant role in development in Afghanistan ” than respondents in the FY’12 Country Survey. 10 All means presented in this chart are calculated based on weighted data. This is why the means in FY’15 in this chart are slightly different from those in the previous page. For more information about weighting, please see Appendix F. 7.2 6.5

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6.5 6.2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Overall the World Bank Group currently plays a relevant role in development in Afghanistan¹ The Wo ld Ba k G oup’s o k is alig ed ith what I consider the development priorities for Afghanistan¹ The World Bank Group supports programs and strategies that are realistic for Afghanistan Mean Level of Agreement FY 2015 FY 2012 FY 2008 To hat e te t do ou ag ee ith the follo i g state e ts a out the Wo ld Ba k G oup’s work in Afghanistan? 1-Strongly disagree, 10-Strongly agree Significantly different between FY2015 and FY2012 ¹Indicator Question Note: Means in this chart are calculated based on weighted data 39 VII. How the World Bank Group Operates continued The Wo ld Ba k G oup’s Wo k i Afghanistan: Collaboration  Collaboration: Respondents currently collaborating with the WBG had significantly lower levels of agreement with the statement that “the WBG supports programs and strategies that are realistic for Afghanistan ” than respondents who previously collaborated with the institution. Regarding the other two statements, respondents across levels of collaboration had statistically similar levels of agreement. 7.4 6.8

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6.5 5.8 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Overall the World Bank Group currently plays a relevant role in development in Afghanistan¹ The Wo ld Ba k G oup’s o k is alig ed ith what I consider the development priorities for Afghanistan¹ The World Bank Group supports programs and st ategies that a e ealisti fo Afgha ista ⁱ Mean Level of Agreement Currently collaborating Previously collaborated Never collaborated To hat e te t do ou ag ee ith the follo i g state e ts a out the Wo ld Ba k G oup’s work in Afghanistan? 1-Strongly disagree, 10-Strongly agree ⁱ“ignifi antly different a ross le els of olla oration ¹Indicator Question 40 VII. How the World Bank Group Operates continued Overall Perceptions  Stakeholder groups: There were significant differences in respondents’ levels of agreement with four statements about the WBG listed below. In most cases, respondents from the Office of PresidentCEOMinister had significantly higher levels of agreement than respondents from other stakeholder groups:  The WBG treats clients and stakeholders in Afghanistan with respect  The WBG effectively monitors and evaluates the projects and programs it supports  The WBG disburses funds promptly  The WBG provides effective implementation support  Geographic locations: Respondents located in Kabul were significantly more likely to agree that “the WBG’s ‘Safeguard Policy’ requirements are reasonable” compared to respondents located outside Kabul.

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