The World Bank and Public Procurement
This evaluation of the World Bank’s procurement systems and practices by IEG informs the Bank’s ongoing self-assessment of its procurement system and provides suggestions for future directions.
Bangladesh - Barisal and Karnafuli Irrigation and the First Rural Development Projects
The Education Project for Guinea was
rated good. The project was well implemented, most
objectives were achieved, institutional development has been
substantial, and both the Bank and…
Papua New Guinea - The First and Second Smallholder Development Projects
The Highway Project in Madagascar was
achieved. The first International Development Association
(IDA) credit to Madagascar was implemented successfully with
only minor delays. The…
Indonesia - Completion and learning review for the period FY2013-15 : IEG review
Rapid growth until 2012 led to a
rapid decline in poverty, with the poverty headcount ratio
reaching 11.3 percent in 2014. The fast pace of growth
slowed down since 2013 thereby…
Romania - Country partnership strategy completion report (CPSCR) review for the period FY2009-13 : IEG review
This review examines the implementation of the FY2009-FY2013 Country Partnership Strategy (CPS), and the CPS Progress Report (CPSPR) of FY2012. The CPS was jointly implemented by IBRD and IFC, and this review covers the…
Lending for Electric Power in Sub-Saharan Africa
This work evaluates the performance of 41 power projects completed between 1978 and 1993 and attempts to determine whether the region has posedâand will continue to poseâa special challenge for World Bank lending in…
Evaluation of the International Finance Corporation's Global Trade Finance Program 2006-12
The International Finance Corporation (IFC) introduced the Global Trade Finance Program (GTFP) in 2005 to "support the extension of trade finance to underserved clients globally."
Evaluation of the International Finance Corporation’s Global Trade Finance Program, 2006–12
The International Finance Corporation (IFC) introduced the Global Trade Finance Program (GTFP) in 2005 to "support the extension of trade finance to underserved clients globally." The program has since expanded rapidly…
Supporting Environmental Sustainability: An Evaluation of World Bank Group Experience, 1990-2007
The Bank Group's lending and non-lending support for environmental sustainability has increased and improved over the past 15 years. But the institution needs to raise the priority it accords to this area of rising…
Making the Most of World Bank Assistance to Small States: A Synthesis of Evaluation Findings
From 1998-2000 the Small States Task Force, a joint effort of the World Bank and the Commonwealth Secretariat, deliberated on the unique circumstances of small states in a rapidly globalizing economy and worked toward a…