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…
Lao People’s Democratic Republic - trade development facility project
This Project Performance Assessment Report (PPAR) assesses the Lao People’s Democratic Republic (Lao PDR) Trade Development Facility project that was financed from a multi-donor trust fund. The project’s objectives were…
Exploring the Role of Capital Markets in Financing the Sustainable Development Goals
Drawing on our new report, which examines the WBG’s role in supporting capital market development in client countries, experts will discuss potential strategies for how the World Bank Group and the broader development…
North Macedonia - Regional and Local Roads Program Support Project
This PPAR assesses the development effectiveness of the Regional and Local Roads Program Support project in North Macedonia, which was approved in 2008. The original development objective of the project, “to reduce cost…
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…
Creating Markets to Leverage the Private Sector for Sustainable Development and Growth
With a strong learning focus, this evaluation is intended to inform the implementation of IFC’s corporate strategy (IFC 3.0) and the contributing roles of the World Bank and MIGA to that strategy
Two to Tango: An Evaluation of World Bank Group Support to Fostering Regional Integration
This evaluation assesses the Bank Group’s effectiveness and comparative advantage in fostering regional integration during FY2003–17 and draws lessons that can be used to inform future regional integration operations.
f4d-IFC Trade Global Program
This is a short summary of an IEG evaluation containing evidence that can inform the realization of the Financing for Development agenda and the World Bank Group's engagement therein.
Georgia : first, second and third development policy operations
This Project Performance Assessment Review (PPAR) evaluates a programmatic series of three development policy operations (DPOs) for Georgia, including three credits and one loan, in the amount of $85 million for DPO-I…