A clearer IBRD graduation strategy must be pursued, building on the country partnership frameworks agreed upon with borrowers. It should more directly link access to WBG resources to indicators of economic development, access to external finance, and the possibility of leveraging the private sector.
Moreover, for counterparties whose eligible net lending reaches the lending performance threshold, the interest rate over the period from June 2020 to June 2021 will now be 50 basis points below the average deposit facility rate prevailing over the same period.