Country Assistance Strategy (CAS)
Background on Country Assistance Strategy
The Country Assistance Strategy (CAS) is the most important World Bank country document. It is tailored to the needs and circumstances of each country and lays down the World Bank Group's development priorities, as well as the level and type of assistance the Bank will provide for a period of three years.
The CAS preparation is a participatory process. Before the adoption, key elements of the strategy are discussed with government representatives; and to ensure the widest possible involvement, public dialogues are also held, with Internet-based discussions taking place in many countries.
However, the CAS is not a negotiated document. Any differences between the country's own agenda and the Bank's strategy are highlighted in the CAS document. A progress report is issued in the intervening year. More information is available at the World Bank CAS website.
Country Assistance Strategy for Cameroon
The role of the World Bank in helping Cameroon reach its objectives has evolved into that of a key advisor and a catalyst for attracting investors to large projects. The CAS outlines a selective set of engagements that lay the foundation to influence reform and progress in key sectors.
To download Cameroon's 2010-2013 CAS, please click here.
Interim Strategy Note (ISN), FY2007 - FY2008
In December 2006, the World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors discussed the Interim Strategy Note (ISN) for Cameroon, which covered fiscal years 2007-08. The ISN took into account several changes that gave Cameroon greater opportunities to foster its development: attainment of the completion point of the Enhanced Highly Indebted Poor Country (HIPC) debt relief initiative in April 2006, eligibility to the Multilateral Debt Relief Initiative (MDRI) and the momentum of Paris declaration on aid effectiveness, March 2005.
A new CAS is in preparation and is expected to be completed in the fall of 2009. The Bank program will directly respond to Government’s stated vision and intentions as outlined in their Vision 2035 and the DSCE (Document de stratégie pour la croissance et l’emploi ), which place economic growth as the main thrust. For this reason, the Bank’s overall response will center on the notion of “Inclusive Growth” during the CAS period. The proposed CAS pillars have been selected based on the main areas of focus of the DSCE’s growth strategy: increased competitiveness and improved service delivery.
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