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- 1997 - 2005 (Creation)
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1.63 linear feet of textual records
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Series relates to work Desmond McCarthy undertook as a consultant for the Quality Assurance Group (QAG) in 2004 and 2005.
Series includes records relating to a quality assessment of Non-Lending Technical Assistance (NLTA) conducted by the Quality Assurance Group (QAG) on which McCarthy served as a panelist in 2004. Records relating to assessments of the State Owned Bank Technical Assistance project in Romania and the Services Sector Census project in China are included. Records include background information on each project and QAG guidelines for the assessment process.
Records related to the QAG assessment of the Customs Modernization Handbook are also included in this series. The Handbook was intended to provide guidance to organizations and individuals involved in the preparation and implementation of customs modernization projects. Records include a copy of the handbook itself as well as comments on the Handbook and records related to the release and dissemination of the Handbook.
Series also includes records related to a 2003-2004 QAG review of analytical and advisory activities (AAA) primarily related to Bulgaria, including reviews of: public expenditure issues; rural development sector; Country Procurement Assessment Report (CPAR); and a national energy efficiency study. Records consist of background materials and guidance questionnaires: the latter often contain hand-written notes presumably made by McCarthy.
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Original order of records has been maintained.
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Records are subject to the World Bank Policy on the Disclosure of Information.
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Records are subject to the Copyright Policy of the World Bank Group.
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English
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See Records of the Office of Operations Policy (WB IBRD/IDA OP for records related to the Quality Assurance Group.
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See Records of the Europe and Central Asia Regional Vice Presidency (WB IBRD/IDA ECA for records related to lending operations in Bulgaria.
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Internal World Bank Group Archives rules based on ISAD(G).
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Dates of creation revision deletion
23 August 2016