Country Assistance Strategy (CAS)

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.

For more information, please refer to the World Bank CAS website. 

Country Assistance Strategy (CAS) for Guinea, FY04-06

The CAS for Guinea for the period FY04-06 builds on the Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper (PRSP) to support the implementation of the government's strategies in each of the following broad areas:

  Fostering sustainable and equitable growth
  Improving access and quality of basic social services
  Strengthening governance, institutional, and human capacity.

The Bank intends to do this through selected economic and sector work, a structural adjustment operation, and second phases of existing adaptable program loans to foster growth, better access to social services, and stronger capacity and governance.  For more information, please refer to the CAS for Guinea (PDF), 2004-2006.