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Early-Stage Evaluation of the Multiphase Programmatic Approach (MPA) (Approach Paper)
The multiphase programmatic approach (MPA) is a way of structuring a long, large, or complex engagement—typically over 8–10 years—either as a set of smaller linked operations or phases using investment project financing…
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…
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…
The importance of monitoring and evaluation for World Bank project performance in eight graphs
This is the second of a series of blogs presenting some of the key findings from the 2023 Results and Performance of the World Bank Group (RAP) report, the latest annual review of the World Bank Group’s development…
Results and Performance of the World Bank Group 2023
This report, also known as the RAP, is the 2023 annual review of the World Bank Group’s development effectiveness. It examines the evolution of project-level results and performance of the World Bank Group, project…
2023: Independent Evaluation Group Validation of the Management Action Record
The Management Action Record (MAR) system tracks follow-up to IEG evaluations. This document validates management’s self-assessment covering FY19-22.
Focused Assessment of the International Development Association’s Private Sector Window: An Update to the 2021 Early-Stage Assessment by the Independent Evaluation Group (Approach Paper)
Attracting private capital and developing the private sector in low-income countries are challenging. The challenges involved in mobilizing private capital and developing the private sector in many IDA countries,…
Guidance Manual for Evaluators: ICR Reviews for Development Policy Financing (DPOs)
This manual provides guidance to evaluators preparing ICRRs on ICRs for development policy finance operations. It provides guidance for, and gives examples of, how to structure ICRRs with respect to content,…
Results and Performance of the World Bank Group 2022
This report, also known as the RAP, is the 2022 annual review of the World Bank Group’s development effectiveness. As a new contribution, this 12th edition of the RAP analyzes outcomes and performance at the country…
The World Bank and the legacy of the Wapenhans report
Thirty years ago, the Wapenhans report sounded the alarm over the World Bank’s worsening portfolio quality and sparked changes in how the Bank manages the quality of its projects. This blog, the second of a two-part…