State governments / State governments (aggregators)

Nigeria - Edo State Fiscal Improvement and Service Delivery Operation Project

Ratings of Edo State Fiscal Improvement and Service Delivery Operation Project for Nigeria were as follows: outcomes were moderately satisfactory, risk to development outcome was significant, Bank performance was moderately satisfactory, and Borrower performance was moderately satisfactory. Some of the lessons learned include: (i) While a Development Policy Operation (DPO) program can incentivize reforms, reform orientation of the recipient is important to ensure sustainability and scale of reforms; (ii) Political transitions can cause significant delays in implementation of a DPO or other typ…