World Bank Country Survey 2013

GALLUP PAKISTAN Affiliated with Gallup International World Leaders in Marketing Research & Consultancy. World Bank Country Survey 2013 HIGHLIGHTS WORLD BANK 5.4.2 Procurement Policies: Lack of consensus on improving the effectiveness of procurement policies Client opinions failed to crystallize around a specific measure for improving the effectiveness of the Bank's procurement policies. While nearly one-third of the clients (30%) suggested making e-procurement a standard practice, the majority (40%) abstained from recommending a measure. 5.5 Views about World Bank Policy Instruments: Financial Resources rated as highly valuable Clients overwhelmingly identified Financial Resources as the World Bank's Greatest Strength, and highly valuable for Pakistan. The majority of clients (45%) identified Financial resources as having the greatest value,. Technical assistance (20%) received strong support as the activity with the second greatest value in Pakistan. 5.6.1 Reducing Poverty: Fragmented Opinions Clients held fragmented and even polarized opinions when it came to assessing the most and least effective instruments in battling poverty. The majority of the clients - 51% - abstained from identifying the most effective instrument, although "Investment Project Financing" (37%) received significant support as the most effective instrument. "Capacity Development" received 27% support as the most effective, and 26% support as the least effective instrument. 5.6.2 Environment and Social Sustainability: Safeguard Policies are mostly effective When asked to assess whether the Bank's 'safeguard policies' help achieve environmental and social sustainability, more than one-third of the clients -39% rated these policies as "significant" in achieving the stated objectives. G Page 17

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