The International Development Association's Sustainable Development Finance Policy
This evaluation provides an early-stage assessment of IDA's Sustainable Development Finance Policy (SDFP), which went into effect July 1, 2020.
Lessons from Evaluation: Support and Financing to the Formal Private Sector in Response to COVID-19
This note identifies core lessons for the Bank Group on addressing the impact of the crisis on business and enterprises, based on evaluative evidence from the Independent Evaluation Group (IEG). It particularly draws on…
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.
Building Urban Resilience: An Evaluation of the World Bank Group’s Evolving Experience (2007-2017)
This evaluation examines the World Bank Group’s evolving experience in building resilience in urban areas during the period 2007–17. The focus of this evaluation is the World Bank Group’s support to clients in building…
Here we go again: Debt sustainability in low-income countries
Having cut my teeth on issues of debt sustainability in the mid-1990s working on the design and implementation of the Heavily Indebted Poor Countries Initiative (HIPC), I can’t help but have a feeling of déjà vu as…
Borrow wisely, spend wisely: supporting public financial and debt management in low-income countries
Sound management of public finance is critical to fiscal discipline and the efficient and effective use of scarce public resources. Weaknesses in public financial management and debt management (PFDM) can have wide-…
So, you want to reduce fiscal and financial vulnerabilities to better prepare for the next crisis?
Proactively strengthening institutions for crisis preparedness can make the difference between whether a country bounces back quickly from an unexpected shock or struggles for years to regain its footing.
Ecuador: A case study in crisis response
The success of World Bank support to Ecuador during the pandemic can be attributed to several driving factors, and offers lessons for the response to future crises.