Madagascar Systematic Country Diagnostic Online Consultations

We Want to Hear from You

The World Bank Group is updating its Systematic Country Diagnostic (SCD) for Madagascar, and we need your input. The SCD is an analytical piece that informs the Country Partnership Framework (CPF), the Bank’s five-year lending and advisory program to support the country’s development priorities.

Help us take stock of Madagascar’s development progress, challenges, and specific areas of engagement for the new CPF by responding to the questions below by June 9, 2021. Your responses aggregate will be analyzed as part of the ongoing SCD consultation process.

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* 1. Rank the constraints/issues that in your view most hinder broad-based development in Madagascar (starting with 1 being the most significant)?

Concentration of economic and political power

Political and economic instability

Quality of education and health services

Level and quality of infrastructure, including transport, energy and digital connectivity

Barriers to private investment

Rapid depletion of natural resources such as forests

Lack of protection against the adverse impacts of natural disasters

Low agricultural productivity

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* 2. In your view, what are the three main ways in which the functioning of Madagascar’s state institutions need to be strengthened to improve policy formulation and implementation?

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* 3. What three priority actions are needed for more rapid growth of the private sector in Madagascar?

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* 4. What are three ways to improve education and health services delivery to effectively reach poor people, especially in rural areas?

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* 5. What three measures do you think will be most effective in helping Madagascar improve its management of natural resources such as forests and fisheries?

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* 6. What three actions by the government that would be most helpful in enhancing resilience against the consequences of a natural disaster?

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* 7. What three top reforms are needed to enhance opportunities for youth in Madagascar?

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* 8. What kind of reforms should be prioritized to unleash the potential of agricultural sector?

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* 9. Please share with us other suggestions you think are relevant in addressing Madagascar’s social and economic challenges and in harnessing the country’s potential.