Georgia Country Program Evaluation (Approach Paper)
The Country Program Evaluation (CPE) will assess the performance of the World Bank Group’s support of Georgia in achieving its development objectives. It will evaluate how the Bank Group program has adapted over time to…
The World Bank Group Partnership with the Philippines, 2009–18
This Country Program Evaluation (CPE) assesses the development effectiveness of the World Bank Group program in the Philippines between 2009 and 2018.
The Philippines Country Program Evaluation (Approach Paper)
This Country Program Evaluation (CPE) aims to assess the development effectiveness of the World Bank Group (WBG) program in the Philippines between FY10‐18. It will assess the WBG’s contributions to the country’s…
Bangladesh Country Program Evaluation (Approach Paper)
The Country Program Evaluation (CPE) for Bangladesh aims to assess the
development effectiveness of the World Bank Group’s engagement with Bangladesh
during the last 10 years (fiscal year [FY]11–20). The CPE will…
Solomon Islands : Rural Development Program
The Solomon Islands Rural Development Program (Phase I) was the Bank’s first major intervention in Solomon Islands following the Tensions of 1998-2003. The project envisaged making the government more visible in rural…
Assessing International Development Association’s support for jobs
A new evaluation finds that the jobs strategy of the International Development Association (IDA) has had a positive effect on employment in low-income countries and offers recommendations for how its interventions could…
Improving urban governance: Lessons from Ethiopia
This brief captures the lessons from evaluating the World Bank’s Ethiopia Urban Local Government Development Project (ULGDP).
Growing the Rural Non-Farm Economy to Alleviate Poverty: An IEG Evaluation of World Bank Group Support 2004-2014 (Approach Paper)
Assisting the development of the rural non-farm economy (RNFE) is essential to the
World Bank Group's twin goals of poverty alleviation and shared prosperity. The non-farm
economy is a crucial pathway out of poverty…
Zambia - Completion and Learning Review for the Period of FY13-Fy17 : IEG Review
The review of Zambia’s completion and learning review (CLR) of the World Bank Group’s (WBG) country partnership strategy (CPS) covers the period FY13-FY17. The WBG’s CPS had three focus areas: (a) reducing poverty and…
Maximizing the Impact of Development Policy Financing in IDA Countries: A Stocktaking of Success Factors and Risks - An IEG Meso Evaluation
Development policy financing (DPF) has evolved from supporting structural adjustment programs in the 1980s and 1990s to supporting the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) in the 2000s. It has been…