A. Operational Information
Economic and Sector Work
5.
The Bank undertakes economic and sector work (ESW), which, among
other things, provides the basis for the Bank’s diagnosis of a given
country’s development prospects.
Reports emanating from ESW (ESW Reports) that are distributed
to the Executive Directors for information
(known as “gray cover reports”) are publicly available after
such distribution.
6.
ESW reports other than those referred to above in paragraph
5 may be made publicly available by the director concerned, taking
into account such factors as the need to protect confidential information
and the country’s internal deliberative process, and after consultation
with the country concerned.
Country Assistance Strategies [5]
7.
The Bank prepares country assistance strategies (CASs),
which provide the framework for Bank assistance to a given country
over a period of time. CASs
for countries eligible for IDA financing (including countries eligible
for both IDA and IBRD financing) are publicly available after they
have been discussed by the Executive Directors and finalized, unless
in exceptional circumstances, the country concerned objects to such
disclosure and the Executive Directors agree that it may not be
disclosed.
8.
CASs for countries other than those referred to above in
paragraph 7 are made publicly available at the request of the country
concerned after they have been discussed
by the Executive Directors and
finalized.
9.
The Concluding Remarks of the Chairman of the Board of Executive
Directors on their discussion of a CAS are publicly available except
when the CAS itself is not disclosed.
Poverty Reduction
Strategy Papers, Joint Staff Assessments, and Chairman’s Summings Up
10.
Poverty Reduction Strategy Papers (PRSPs) and Interim PRSPs
(I-PRSPs)[6] are prepared by the country concerned, and among
other things, summarize the country’s objectives, policies and measures
for poverty reduction. Once a PRSP (or I-PRSP) has been disclosed
in-country, the Bank makes it publicly available after distributing
it to the Executive Directors and before they discuss
it.
11.
Staff of the Bank and the International Monetary Fund (IMF)
undertake a joint assessment of each PRSP and I-PRSP. Such Joint Staff Assessment (JSA) of a PRSP
or I-PRSP is publicly available after it has been discussed
by the Executive Directors of the Bank and by the Executive
Directors of the IMF.
12.
The Summing Up by the Chairman of the Board of Executive
Directors of their discussion of a PRSP (or I-PRSP) is publicly
available. [8]
Sector
Strategy Papers
13.
The Bank prepares Sector Strategy Papers (SSPs) that review
Bank experience in a given sector and set out the Bank’s strategy
for future work in the sector.
SSPs are publicly available once they have been discussed
by the Executive Directors and finalized. In
addition, the draft Concept Note and the Consultation Plan for an
SSP under preparation, as well as the draft SSP, are publicly available
upon notification to the Executive Directors of such proposed disclosure.
14.
The Concluding Remarks of the Chairman of the Board of Executive
Directors on their discussion of an SSP are publicly available,
unless the Executive Directors decide otherwise.
Project
Information Documents
15.
For all lending operations under preparation for Bank financing,
the Bank prepares a Project Information Document (PID) that provides
a brief factual summary of the main elements of the evolving project.[9] A list of factual technical documents
that underpin project preparation (including analytical work, assessments,
surveys, etc.) is contained in the PID.[10] The PID is prepared when the first formal review
of the proposed operation is held by Bank management, and is made
publicly available. As project
preparation evolves, the PID is updated. The updated PIDs are also publicly available.
Factual Technical Documents
16.
When an interested party requests additional technical information
about a project under preparation, the director concerned may release
factual technical documents, in whole or in part, after consulting
with the borrower concerned.
Monthly Operational Summaries
17.
The Bank prepares a Monthly Operational Summary (MOS) of
its prospective lending pipeline.
The MOS reports on the status of each lending operation under
preparation for Bank financing—from its inception and identification
through signing of the relevant agreements with the Bank. [12] Entries are dropped from the MOS after the
relevant agreements are signed or if the proposed operation itself
is dropped from the lending program.
The MOS is publicly available.
Project Appraisal Documents
18.
For each investment project proposed for Bank financing,
the Bank prepares a Project Appraisal Document (PAD), which describes
the project, and sets forth the Bank’s appraisal and assessment
of the feasibility of, and justification for, the project. Once the loan, credit, or guarantee for the
project has been approved, the related PAD is publicly available.
Program Documents
19.
For each adjustment operation proposed for Bank financing,
the Bank prepares a Program Document (PD),[13] which describes the operation,
and sets forth the Bank’s appraisal and assessment of the feasibility
of, and justification for, the program to be supported by the Bank.
20.
Poverty Reduction Support Credits. If the adjustment
credit is a Poverty Reduction Support Credit (PRSC), which supports
a country’s program for poverty reduction derived from its PRSP,
the related PD is publicly available once the credit has been approved
by the Executive Directors.
21.
Adjustment lending operations other than PRSCs.
Once an adjustment loan or credit other than a PRSC has been approved
by the Executive Directors, the related PD is publicly available
after the borrower concerned has given its consent to the proposed
disclosure.
Letters
of Development Policy
22.
A Letter of Development Policy (LDP) setting forth the program
of actions, objectives and policies to be supported by an adjustment
lending operation is prepared by the prospective borrower as the
basis for such operation. The
LDP is publicly available with the consent of the borrower concerned
after the related loan or credit has been approved by the Executive
Directors.
Tranche
Release Documents
23.
For each tranche of a multi-tranche adjustment lending operation,
the Bank prepares a Tranche Release Document (TRD) which reports
on the status of the program being supported under the operation.
24.
The TRD for a multi-tranche PRSC is publicly available (a)
after the release of the tranche concerned has been approved by
Bank management, and after the Executive Directors have been duly
informed of such approval, or (b) if a waiver of tranche release
conditions is required, after such waiver has been approved by the
Executive Directors.
25.
A TRD for a multi-tranche adjustment loan or credit other
than a PRSC is publicly available (a)(i) after the release of the
tranche concerned has been approved by Bank management, and after
the Executive Directors have been duly informed of such approval
or (ii) if a waiver of tranche release conditions is required, after
such waiver has been approved by the Executive Directors, and (b)
after the borrower concerned has given its consent to the proposed
disclosure.[16]
Status of IBRD/IDA
Projects in Execution
26.
The annual report, Status of IBRD/IDA Projects in Execution,
is publicly available after it has been distributed to the Executive
Directors for information. If there are significant changes to a lending
operation under implementation, such changes are recorded in this
report.
Heavily Indebted Poor Country
(HIPC) Initiative
27.
Under the HIPC Initiative, the Bank and the IMF jointly
prepare certain documents
for the Executive Directors of both institutions at three stages:
(i) the Preliminary Decision Point, when a preliminary assessment
is made as to a country's eligibility for debt relief under the
Initiative; (ii) the Decision Point, when the Bank and the IMF determine
whether a country is eligible for the commitment of debt relief
under the Initiative, identify the amount of debt relief required
to achieve the Initiative’s debt sustainability target, and begin
providing interim assistance; and (iii) the Completion Point, when
the Bank and the IMF determine whether an eligible country has completed
certain actions and is eligible irrevocably to receive the full
amount of debt relief committed at the Decision Point. These documents
are publicly available after they have been reviewed respectively
by the Executive Directors of the Bank and by the Executive Directors
of the IMF, unless the country objects to their disclosure.
28.
The Summing Up by the Chairman of the Board of Executive
Directors, of their discussions of each of these HIPC documents
is publicly available if the underlying HIPC document itself is
disclosed, unless the Executive Directors decide otherwise.
[17]
Environmental
Action Plans
29.
Environmental action plans (EAPs) are prepared by the country
concerned.[18] They describe the major environmental concerns
of a country, identify the principal causes of problems, and formulate
policies and concrete actions to deal with the problems. An EAP is publicly available after the country
concerned has given its consent to the proposed disclosure.
Integrated Safeguards Data Sheets [19]
30.
The Bank prepares an Integrated Safeguards Data Sheet (ISDS) for
each investment project and sector adjustment operation under preparation
for Bank financing, which identifies key issues under the Bank’s
safeguard policies[20] and provides
relevant information concerning their management in the proposed
operation. The
ISDS is prepared when the first formal review of the proposed operation
is held by Bank management, and is made publicly available. As project preparation evolves, the ISDS is updated. It is revised before formal project
appraisal; if changes to the project that are relevant to the ISDS
are made after appraisal, a final revision of the ISDS is prepared. The updated ISDSs are also publicly available.
Environmental
Assessment Reports
31.
Whenever the Bank requires an environmental assessment (EA)[21], the proposed borrower prepares an EA
report[22] as a separate, free-standing document.
The EA report is publicly available (a) after the borrower
has made the draft EA report available at a public place accessible
to project-affected groups and local NGOs in accordance with OP/BP
4.01, Environmental Assessment, and (b) after such EA report
has been officially received by the Bank, but before the Bank begins
formal appraisal of the project.[23]
32.
For financial intermediary (FI) operations or sector investment
operations that are expected to have subprojects which, for environmental
screening purposes, are classified as Category A under OP/BP
4.01, Environmental Assessment, each identified participating
FI or the responsible project entity provides the Bank, before the
beginning of formal project appraisal, with an assessment of the
institutional mechanisms or framework in place for conducting the
EAs for such Category A subprojects.[24] After these assessments have been officially
received by the Bank, and before the Bank begins formal project
appraisal, the assessments are publicly available.
EA reports for such Category A subprojects are publicly available
after they have been officially received by the Bank.
33.
If the borrower objects to disclosure of an EA report (or,
in the case of a FI operation, an assessment) for a project proposed
for IDA financing, the Bank discontinues project processing. If the borrower objects to disclosure of an
EA report (or, in the case of a FI operation, an assessment) for
a project proposed for IBRD financing, the issue of further processing
is submitted to the Executive Directors for consideration.
Resettlement
Instruments and Indigenous Peoples’ Development Plans
34.
Whenever the Bank requires a Resettlement Instrument (RI) or Indigenous Peoples’ Development Plan
(IPDP) for an operation, the proposed borrower
prepares an RI or IPDP as a separate, free-standing document.
As a condition of appraisal of the operation, the borrower
provides the draft RI or IPDP, which conforms to the relevant policy, and makes
it available at a place accessible to, and in a form, manner and
language understandable to the displaced or affected people and
local NGOs. Once the Bank accepts the draft RI
or IPDP as providing an adequate basis for project appraisal, and
before the Bank begins formal appraisal of the project, the Bank
makes it publicly available. After
the Bank has approved the final RI or IPDP, the borrower again makes
it available at a place accessible to, and in a form, manner and
language understandable to the displaced or affected people and
local NGOs. When the borrower
officially transmits the final RI or IPDP to the Bank, it is publicly
available.[29]
Procurement Opportunities and Contract
Awards
35.
Information on procurement opportunities
under a Bank-financed project is available through the project’s
PID, the Monthly Operational
Summary, and the project’s PAD, which describes in some detail
the items to be financed under the project.
A United Nations publication,
Development Business, publishes for each Bank-financed project,
general procurement notices for goods and works to be procured through
international competitive bidding, as well as services.
36.
Information on major contract awards (a description of the
contract, the name and nationality of the successful bidder, and
the contract price) may be disclosed after the borrower has informed
the Bank that the contract has been signed.
Major contract award decisions are published in Development Business
and on the Bank’s website.
Trust Funds
37.
Subject to agreements with the donors concerned, the following information
on activities financed under trust funds administered by the Bank is made publicly available: (a) funding
proposals after they are approved by such donor(s); (b) aggregate
financial information on the amount of contributions made to trust
funds by such donor; (c) aggregate financial information on the
amount of disbursements made from such donor’s trust funds to specific
activities or countries; and (d) the annual financial statements
prepared by the Bank on trust funds.
38.
For each Full-Sized Global Environment Facility (GEF) project under preparation, the Bank prepares a GEF
Project Information Document (GEF-PID) that provides a brief factual summary
of the main elements of the evolving project. A list of factual technical documents that
underpin project preparation (including analytical work, assessments,
surveys, etc.) is contained in the GEF-PID.
The GEF-PID is prepared when the first formal review of the
proposed operation is held by Bank management, and is made publicly
available. As project preparation evolves, the GEF-PID
is updated. The updated
GEF-PIDs are also publicly available.
39.
When an interested party requests additional technical information
about a GEF Full-Sized project under preparation, the director concerned
may release factual technical documents, in whole or in part, after
consulting with the recipient concerned.
40.
For each proposed Full-Sized GEF project, the Bank prepares a GEF
Project Brief, which describes how the project conforms to GEF eligibility
criteria. Once the GEF Chief
Executive Officer has included such project in the GEF work program
and submitted the program to the GEF Council for approval, the related
GEF Project Brief is publicly available.
Subsequently, the Bank prepares a GEF Project Document (GEF-PD)
for such project, which describes
the project, and sets forth the Bank’s appraisal and assessment
of the feasibility of, and justification for, the project.
Once the GEF Chief Executive Officer has notified the GEF
Council of his or her endorsement of the final GEF-PD (or intention
to endorse such document), and prior to final Bank approval of the
grant for such project, it is publicly available.
41.
As a GEF Implementing Agency, the Bank provides summary
information relating to each Full-Sized GEF project included in
its portfolio of projects in the GEF Project Pipeline Document and
Operational Report on GEF Projects, both of which are publicly available.
42.
For all GEF Medium-Sized projects, the Bank prepares a GEF Project Brief,
which describes the project. Prior to endorsement of such project by the
GEF Chief Executive Officer, the related project brief is publicly
available.
43.
The Bank prepares an Integrated Safeguards Data Sheet (GEF-ISDS) for each Full-Sized GEF project and each
Medium-Sized GEF project in the manner described above in paragraph
30. If the Bank requires
an environmental assessment (EA), Resettlement Instrument (RI) or
Indigenous Peoples’ Development Plan (IPDP) for such project, the
disclosure requirements set forth above in paragraphs 31-34 apply
to such project with the following modification:
for a GEF Medium-Sized project, the requirement under such
paragraphs 31-34 that a document be publicly available before the
Bank begins formal appraisal is replaced with a requirement that
the document be publicly available at least 21 days before Bank
approval of such project.
44.
Upon completion of each GEF operation, the Bank reviews
the results, and prepares an assessment of the operation, known
as an Implementation Completion Report (GEF-ICR) in the case of a Full-Sized GEF project,
and a Project Completion Report (GEF-PCR) in the case of a Medium-Sized
GEF project. GEF-ICRs are publicly available after they have been distributed
to the Executive Directors for information.
GEF-PCRs are also publicly available.
45.
Papers submitted to the GEF Council for its information
or consideration are publicly available prior to the GEF Council
meeting.
Ratings
46.
The Bank prepares assessments of the policies and institutions,
known as Country Policy and Institutional Assessments (CPIAs), for
borrowing countries. The
relative CPIA ratings for countries eligible for IDA financing,
classified by quintile, are publicly available.
Implementation Completion Reports
47.
Upon completion of each lending operation financed by the
Bank, the Bank reviews the results, and prepares an assessment of
the operation, known as an Implementation Completion Report (ICR)[37]. ICRs are publicly available after they have
been distributed to the Executive Directors for information.
OED Evaluations
48.
The Operations Evaluation Department (OED) of the Bank,
an independent department which reports directly to the Bank’s Executive
Directors, prepares evaluations of selected completed operations,
known as Project Performance Assessment Reports (PPARs), and assessments
of the impact of selected completed operations, known as Impact
Evaluation Reports (IERs). PPARs and IERs are publicly available after
they have been distributed to the Executive Directors.
49.
OED prepares evaluations of the effectiveness of Bank assistance
in a given country, known as Country Assistance Evaluations (CAEs).
CAEs are publicly available after they have been discussed
by the Executive Directors, unless the country concerned objects
to such disclosure and the Executive Directors agree.
50.
OED prepares sector and thematic evaluations (that report
on the implementation of Bank policies and development effectiveness
of the Bank’s activities in a particular sector or thematic area),
and process evaluations (that report on the overall efficiency,
consistency with stated objectives, and effectiveness of ongoing
activities). These evaluations QAG Synthesis Reports
51.
The Bank’s Quality Assurance Group (QAG) conducts quality
assessments of selected operations during their preparation and
implementation, and of ESW. The
annual synthesis reports prepared by QAG regarding its assessments
are publicly available after they have been discussed by the Executive
Directors. Other synthesis reports are publicly available
after they have been distributed to the Executive Directors for
information.
Confidential and Sensitive Operational Information
52.
Pursuant to relevant provisions of this Part III, the Bank
makes publicly available, after finalization, certain of the following
documents: ESW, CAS, JSA,
PAD, PD, TRD, HIPC documents, ICR, PPAR, IER, CAE, other OED reports,
QAG Synthesis Reports and factual technical documents.
Such documents may, however, involve or contain information
or data that may be confidential or sensitive or that may adversely
affect relations between countries and the Bank.
In such cases, taking into account the provisions of Part
IV of this statement, the country or borrower concerned is requested,
prior to the finalization of such documents or during negotiations
related to them, to identify any text or data that is confidential
or sensitive or that may adversely affect relations with the Bank
if disclosed. The Bank, as it considers appropriate, makes
adjustments to deal with the matters of concern prior to making
such documents publicly available.
Further, in exceptional cases, if extensive issues of confidentiality,
sensitivity or adverse relations with the Bank arise, the Bank may
restrict the release of such document.
The cover page of any such document carries a note indicating
that the release of such a document is restricted.
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