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Cambodia: An IEG Country Assistance Evaluation 1999-2006
The World Bank was Cambodia's third largest donor between 1999 and 2006. While objectives have shifted somewhat over time, the Bank's focus in Cambodia has consistently been on four areas of activity. In this country…
Mozambique Country Program Evaluation, 2001-08 (FTB)
This is a Fast Track Brief for the Mozambique Country Program Evaluation, 2001-08. During the period FY01-08, the World Bank was Mozambique's largest development partner, providing over $1.3 billion in International…
An IEG Assessment of the World Bank Group's Response to the Global Economic Crisis: Phase II
This Approach Paper outlines the planned coverage of the Global Economic Crisis Phase II evaluation, which will complement work already undertaken. Two sets of factors have shaped the planned coverage and scope of the…
Evaluation of IFC's Poverty Reduction Focus and Results (IEDR) 2010
IFC's vision and purpose puts poverty alleviation at the core of the institution's mandate. Although poverty reduction is often articulated in strategy documents, operational policies, and lending and non-lending…
Uganda Country Assistance Evaluation 2001-07
This joint CAE for Uganda reviews assistance provided by the World Bank and the African Development Bank (AfDB) during 2001â07. Uganda is considered one of the world's poorest countries, with a per capita income of $…
Bangladesh Country Assistance Evaluation
This Country Assistance Evaluation assesses the outcomes of World Bank programs in Bangladesh from 2001 to 2008. Bangladesh is among the Bank's largest IDA-eligible borrowers; despite the political economy challenges,…
Improving Effectiveness and Outcomes for the Poor in Health, Nutrition and Population: An Evaluation of World Bank Group Support Since 1997
The World Bank Group's support for health, nutrition, and population (HNP) has been sustained since 1997âtotaling $17 billion in country-level support by the World Bank and $873 million in private health and…
Egypt - Positive Results from Knowledge Sharing and Modest Lending: An IEG Country Assistance Evaluation 1999-2007
This report reviews World Bank support to Egypt from fiscal year 1999 through 2007. It analyzes the objectives and content of the Bank's assistance program during this period, the outcomes in terms of economic and…
The World Bank Group Guarantee Instruments 1990-2007
Foreign direct investment and private capital flows are highly concentrated geographically, with almost half of them reaching five top destinations. These flows tend to evade many high-risk countries. Regulatory and…
Climate Change and the World Bank Group: Phase I - A Evaluation of World Bank Win-Win Energy Policy Reforms
Climate change threatens to derail development, even as development pumps ever-greater quantities of carbon dioxide into an atmosphere already polluted with two centuries of Western emissions. The World Bank, with a…