Transforming Our World - Aiming for Sustainable Development
In order to draw relevant insights from past development experiences, the Independent Evaluation Group looked at several recent evaluations that speak to the SDGs as well as the World Bank Group's engagement with the…
Inclusive Growth: A Synthesis of Findings from Recent IEG Evaluations
This report extracts findings and distills lessons from all relevant IEG evaluations completed between FY10 and FY18 to shed light on the nature and results of the Bank Group’s support in key areas of inclusive growth.
The World Bank Group’s Experience with the IDA Private Sector Window: An Early-Stage Assessment
This report is an early-stage assessment of the World Bank Group’s experience with the International Development Association (IDA) Private Sector Window (PSW).
World Bank Group Engagement in Resource-Rich Developing Countries: The Cases of the Plurinational State of Bolivia, Kazakhstan, Mongolia, and Zambia
The Clustered Country Program Evaluation (Clustered CPE) includes a synthesis report and four separate country program evaluations of World Bank Group engagement in the Plurinational State of Bolivia, Kazakhstan,…
The International Finance Corporation’s Engagement in Fragile and Conflict-Affected Situations: Results and Lessons
This report takes stock of available evidence regarding the effectiveness of IFC’s support in fragile and conflict-affected situations (FCS).
Synthesis Evaluation of Four IFC-Supported Small and Medium Enterprise Facilities - Africa Project Development Facility, African Management Services Company, Mekong Private Sector Development Facility, Southeast Europe Enterprise Development
This is a synthesis evaluation of four IFC-supported small and medium enterprise (SME) facilities âAfrican Project Development Facility (APDF), African Management Services Company (AMSCO), Mekong Private Sector…
Learning from IDA Experience: Lessons from IEG Evaluations, with a Focus on IDA Special Themes and Development Effectiveness
The 18th replenishment of the International Development Association (IDA18), one of the world’s major providers of financial resources to the poorest countries, was the largest in the institution’s 56‐year history.…
IDA Regional Window Program 2003-17: Lessons from IEG Evaluations
The International Development Association (IDA) Regional Window Program was developed as a funding mechanism to provide additional financing resources to co‐finance projects that help low‐income countries achieve their…
IDA’s Crisis Response Window: Lessons from IEG Evaluations
From the 15th replenishment of the International Development Association (IDA15)
through IDA18, the Crisis Response Window (CRW) evolved from a focus on economic
shocks to include two other types of crises—natural…
Crisis Response and Resilience to Systemic Shocks: Lessons from IEG Evaluations
This synthesis of existing evaluations seeks to draw lessons from key IEG evaluations of World Bank Group support for strengthening client country response and resilience to systemic shocks.