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World Bank Group Country Engagement: An Early-Stage Assessment of the Systematic Country Diagnostic and Country Partnership Framework
This evaluation, undertaken at the request of the Board of Executive Directors, provides an early look at how the SCD/CPF process is working, and identifies ways to strengthen the new country engagement model as it…
Iraq CLR Review FY14-17
This Completion and Learning Review for the World Bank Group (WBG) Country Partnership Strategy (CPS) for Iraq covers the period, FY 13-17. This is the first WBG CPS for Iraq following three Interim Strategy Notes (ISNs…
Rethinking Evaluation - Efficiency, Efficiency, Efficiency
In times of resource constraints – have there ever been days without? – one would think “efficiency” is at the top of the agenda for almost everyone. Unfortunately, we have seen limitations to this evaluation criterion…
Rwanda Country Program Evaluation FY09-17 (Approach Paper)
The primary goal of this evaluation is to assess the Bank Group’s development effectiveness in Rwanda during the period FY09-17 and to inform the design and implementation of future WBG activities in Rwanda. The Country…
Ask the Experts: Early Lessons from the World Bank Group’s Country Engagement Model
Join our panel of experts to explore the World Bank Group’s experience with implementing its new country engagement model.
World Bank Group Engagement in Upper-Middle-Income Countries: Evidence from IEG Evaluations
This report synthesizes existing evaluative evidence on the outcomes and lessons learned from the World Bank Group’s partnership with upper-middle income countries. The report focuses mainly on IEG evaluations produced…
Evaluability and why it is Important for Evaluators and Non-Evaluators
Evaluability assessments can help us ask fundamental questions about the strategic allocation of scarce evaluation resources and strengthen internal monitoring processes.
Conversations: the Future of Development Evaluation
A candid conversation as to whether it is time to re-think DAC evaluation criteria – relevance, effectiveness, efficiency, impact, and sustainability; in short R/E/E/I/S – that underpin most evaluations in international…
Conversations: Taking Stock of How the World Bank Group Engages with Client Countries
Reflections on the World Bank Group’s engagement model, three years on.
Conversations: Making Evaluation Work for the World Bank, the African Development Bank, and Beyond
Caroline Heider, Director General, Evaluation of the World Bank Group and Rakesh Nangia, Evaluator General of the African Development Bank, explore the role of independent evaluation in their respective institutions,…