Achieving the ambitious Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) requires the World Bank Group and the broader development community to mobilize trillions of dollars in new investments at a time when global growth is slowing and overseas development assistance is declining.
In September last year, world leaders committed to the sustainable development goals (SDGs) – a new ambitious agenda that seeks to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure peace and prosperity for all by 2030. To meet these ambitious goals, countries around the world will need to mobilize trillions of dollars in new investments at a time when global growth is slowing and overseas development assistance is declining. Many experts have pointed to the need for increasing domestic resource mobilization and tapping the capital markets, as part of the solution.
The World Bank Group’s contributions towards client countries’ capital market development comes at a strategic juncture when Bank Group commitment to help mobilize long term finance for development has grown increasingly prominent. The purpose of this evaluation is to assess Bank Group support to client countries for development of their capital markets across the full spectrum of associated activities.
