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Evaluating the Knowledge Bank: Four Takeaways on how the World Bank Learns in Lending

How the World Bank Group can aim for transformative change in the lives of women and girls

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Making procurement work: three lessons from the World Bank’s procurement reform

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Making Waves: Can the blue economy deliver ocean health and prosperity for all?

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The World Bank in Nepal: Lessons on building institutions and Influencing policy

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Maximizing the impact of gender equality support at the World Bank Group

Future Agrifood systems: Insights from the World Bank's support on use of technology and innovation in agriculture

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Back to Basics: Lessons for Confronting the Learning Crisis

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Learning from the past for a brighter future: strategic priorities for evaluation

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Rebuilding relations: Lessons from the World Bank partnership with Ecuador

Kristin Strohecker, IEG Program Manager for Data, Systems, and Staff Learning, Mari Noelle Roquiz, IEG Monitoring and Evaluation Specialist, and Tao Tao, IEG Data Scientist.

The Independent Evaluation Group data busters

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What can we learn from the Independent Evaluation Group’s project ratings and lessons?