This document presents the World Bank Group (WBG) Country Partnership Framework (CPF) with the Lao Peoples Democratic Republic (Lao PDR) for FY 2017-2021. The WBG CPF aims at supporting Lasting Accessible Opportunities for all. The CPF supports the GOLs 8 th National Socio-Economic Development Plan (NSEDP) for 2016-2020. Within the countrys economic and social context and the lessons of experience, the CPF uses three selectivity filters to focus the planned WBG engagement during FY 2017- 2021. The first filter is that the CPF supports the priorities of the GOL as outlined in their 8th NSEDP. The second focuses on the priorities identified in the Systematic Country Diagnostic (SCD). The third relates to the WBGs comparative advantage including in relation to the programs of other development partners.