Pillar I: Supplemental Support

The Bank applies a two-stage criteria in determining the eligibility of countries to Supplemental Support from the Fragile States Facility as outlined in the Bank Group’s Strategy for Enhanced Engagement in Fragile States.

First Stage Criteria

Assessment of the first stage criteria involves determining:

• Whether a potentially eligible country meets key conditions for consolidating peace and security; and
• The destruction caused to the economy as a result of the conflict or crisis.

Second Stage Criteria

Countries meeting the first-stage criteria are then subjected to a second filter intended to capture their commitment to pursue sound programs to strengthen macroeconomic conditions and improve transparency and accountability of debt and financial management practices. Specifically, the Bank will assess the reform programs (macroeconomic and structural) being implemented by the country with the objective of determining whether such programs contribute to:

• Improving the country’s macroeconomic conditions and its debt management practices;
• Strengthening the country’s commitment to pursue sound public sector financial management policies and practices and re-establishing an enabling environment for private sector investments; and
• Increasing transparency and accountability in the country’s public financial management systems.

Resources Allocation is based on countries meeting the eligibility criteria.