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Learning from the past for a brighter future: strategic priorities for evaluation

High quality evaluations that promote accountability, learning and evidence-based decisions have a vital role in today’s complex development landscape. The Independent Evaluation Group aims to increase the value and…
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Biodiversity for a Livable Planet: An Evaluation of World Bank Group Support for Biodiversity (FY15–24) (Approach Paper)

Biodiversity underpins the provision of critical ecosystem services, but it is being lost at an unprecedented rate and scale. Biodiversity is the variety of plant and animal life in habitats or ecosystems. Biodiversity…
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What can we learn from the Independent Evaluation Group’s project ratings and lessons?

This blog offers three scenarios for how data generated by the Independent Evaluation Group might be used to understand the performance of projects in a specific sector, the factors contributing to a set of highly rated…
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Harnessing data for better development: The Independent Evaluation Group dashboards

The IEG Data Page is a hub for three dashboards that can lead to insights from data generated by the Independent Evaluation Group (IEG): the World Bank (WB) Project Ratings Dashboard, WB Project Lessons Dashboard, and…
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Guidance Manual for Independent Evaluation Group Validators: Implementation Completion and Results Report Reviews for Investment Project Financing

The Implementation Completion and Results Report (ICR) is one of the World Bank’s main instruments for self-evaluation. This manual provides comprehensive guidance and practice examples to evaluators for the preparation…
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Illustrative Examples for Independent Evaluation Group Validators : Implementation Completion and Results Report Reviews for Investment Project Financing (Reference Annex)

The Reference Annex titled "Illustrative Examples for Independent Evaluation Group Validators: Implementation Completion and Results Report Reviews for Investment Project Financing" serves as a supplementary guide for…
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Driving prosperity through financial inclusion

🎧 Driving prosperity through financial inclusion

Listen on: Apple Podcasts, or Spotify. The use of financial services has enormous potential for poverty reduction and boosting shared prosperity. Improving financial inclusion is linked to at least 9 United…
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Государственное управление играет важнейшую роль в развитии страны: Уроки поддержки Всемирного банка для Кыргызской Республики

Оценка поддержки, предоставленной Всемирным банком Кыргызской Республике, позволяет понять важность реформ государственного управления для развития частного сектора, стимулирования экономического роста и достижения…
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Governance is crucial: Lessons from World Bank support to the Kyrgyz Republic

An evaluation of World Bank support to the Kyrgyz Republic offers insights on the role of governance reforms in fostering private sector development to drive economic growth and achieve development results.
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Can the World Bank Shed More Light on the Outcomes of Its Support for Financial Inclusion?

Better data on who is using and benefitting from financial services could improve understanding of which financial inclusion interventions deliver the greatest benefit to the poor.
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