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How the World Bank Group can aim for transformative change in the lives of women and girls
The World Bank Group has been supporting countries to create equal opportunities and promoting equal rights for women and men, boys and girls. By enhancing how it measures the outcomes of these efforts, the Bank Group…
Making procurement work: three lessons from the World Bank’s procurement reform
In 2016, the World Bank revamped the procurement system used by its clients to align with international best practices and reduce project delays affecting performance. A recent report from the Independent Evaluation…
Results and Performance of the World Bank Group 2024
The 2024 Results and Performance of the World Bank Group report – also known as the RAP– is the fourteenth annual report in the series.
Making Waves: Can the blue economy deliver ocean health and prosperity for all?
An evaluation of World Bank support for the blue economy offers insights for more holistic and integrated approaches that protect ocean health while promoting sustainable use of this vital resource for economic growth,…
Early-Stage Evaluation of International Finance Corporation Platforms Approach
In December 2022, the International Finance Corporation (IFC) redefined platforms as a mechanism for scaling new business development. This is an early-stage evaluation assessing IFC’s platforms approach through the…
An Evaluation of the World Bank Group’s Support to Electricity Access in Sub-Saharan Africa, 2015–24 (Approach Paper)
This evaluation assesses the World Bank Group’s contributions to supporting electricity access in Sub-Saharan Africa during 2015-24. Electricity access is an end user’s ability to use an energy supply for the desired…
Independent Evaluation Group FY26 Work Program and Budget and FY27-28 Indicative Plan
The Independent Evaluation Group (IEG), in its unique role to analyze past experiences to inform future decisions, has also adapted to ensure its work is relevant for Board members as well as WBG Management. In Fiscal…
Angola : Water Sector Institutional Development
In the early 2000s, after an extended
civil war, Angola’s water supply infrastructure was severely
deficient. Urban centers faced overwhelmed water supply and
sanitation systems due…
The World Bank in Nepal: Lessons on building institutions and Influencing policy
A new Independent Evaluation Group report assesses a decade’s worth of World Bank Group support to Nepal and offers lessons for future engagement and insights on more effectively navigating in complex governance and…
Country Program Evaluations
IEG’s Country Program Evaluations (CPEs) assess the evolution of the Bank’s support to a client country over a period of about ten years, and the extent to which the Bank Group has adapted its support to changing…