The World Bank Group in Mozambique: Lessons from a success story gone awry
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An evaluation of the World Bank’s engagement in Mozambique between 2008 and 2021 finds that purely technical solutions to development challenges are unlikely to achieve desired results unless governance constraints are also confronted. An evaluation of the World Bank’s engagement in Mozambique between 2008 and 2021 finds that purely technical solutions to development challenges are unlikely to achieve desired results unless governance constraints are also confronted.
An Evaluation of World Bank Group Support to Jobs and Labor Market Reform through International Development Association Financing (Approach Paper)
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The International Development Association (IDA) has included jobs as a special theme since the 17th Replenishment of IDA (IDA17) in 2014, when it explicitly recognized the role played by labor markets in intermediating between growth and inclusion. This acknowledgment of jobs marked a shift in IDA’s inclusive growth strategy. Before the IDA17 strategy paper, IDA emphasized growth and the use of Show MoreThe International Development Association (IDA) has included jobs as a special theme since the 17th Replenishment of IDA (IDA17) in 2014, when it explicitly recognized the role played by labor markets in intermediating between growth and inclusion. This acknowledgment of jobs marked a shift in IDA’s inclusive growth strategy. Before the IDA17 strategy paper, IDA emphasized growth and the use of social safety nets to mitigate the effects of poverty. Beginning in 2014, however, jobs became more central to IDA’s strategy for inclusive growth and for achieving the twin goals. IDA17, the 18th Replenishment of IDA, and the 19th Replenishment of IDA established specific policy commitments and results indicators under the jobs-related special theme. At the same time, the World Bank Group expanded and deepened its attention to jobs, resulting in an increasingly multidimensional jobs agenda characterized by a growing body of lending, technical assistance and diagnostics, and a strong focus on IDA-eligible countries, including through use of the Country Private Sector Diagnostic and IDA’s private sector window.
The World Bank Group in Mozambique, Fiscal Years 2008–21
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This evaluation assesses the development effectiveness of the World Bank Group’s engagement with Mozambique during Fiscal Years 2008-21.
This evaluation assesses the development effectiveness of the World Bank Group’s engagement with Mozambique during Fiscal Years 2008-21.
Evaluation Insight Note: Implementation Lessons from World Bank Operations in Supporting Indigenous Peoples
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Evaluation Insight Notes (EIN) offer new insights from existing evidence on important strategic and operational issues. This EIN draws on Independent Evaluation Group evidence to identify lessons for working with Indigenous peoples who live in poverty. Evaluation Insight Notes (EIN) offer new insights from existing evidence on important strategic and operational issues. This EIN draws on Independent Evaluation Group evidence to identify lessons for working with Indigenous peoples who live in poverty.
Somalia Country Program Evaluation (Approach Paper)
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The Somalia Country Program Evaluation (CPE) will assess the evolution of the World Bank Group’s support over fiscal years (FY)13–22 and the extent to which the Bank Group adequately prepared for an eventual normalization of relations with Somalia, tailored its support to the conflict and fragility situation in Somalia and evolving circumstances and country priorities, and learned from experience Show MoreThe Somalia Country Program Evaluation (CPE) will assess the evolution of the World Bank Group’s support over fiscal years (FY)13–22 and the extent to which the Bank Group adequately prepared for an eventual normalization of relations with Somalia, tailored its support to the conflict and fragility situation in Somalia and evolving circumstances and country priorities, and learned from experience. It will seek to inform the preparation of the next Somalia Country Partnership Framework (CPF) and may be relevant to broader Bank Group engagement in countries affected by fragility, conflict, and violence (FCV).
Weighing the evidence on justice sector reform
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In view of the complex goals and range of stakeholders involved in justice sector reform, the Independent Evaluation Group and the World Bank reviewed evidence from past support to identify lessons on what worked, what did not, and why ongoing focus on the sector is vital.In view of the complex goals and range of stakeholders involved in justice sector reform, the Independent Evaluation Group and the World Bank reviewed evidence from past support to identify lessons on what worked, what did not, and why ongoing focus on the sector is vital.
What the COVID-19 response reveals about the future of public health surveillance systems: the good, the not yet known and the absent
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During the early-stage of the COVID-19 crisis the World Bank and other partners helped countries to implement or improve surveillance systems. But support cannot stop there. There is a need for increased focus on reviewing the quality of the system and improving surveillance connections across essential health services, health information and communication systems, community platforms, and Show MoreDuring the early-stage of the COVID-19 crisis the World Bank and other partners helped countries to implement or improve surveillance systems. But support cannot stop there. There is a need for increased focus on reviewing the quality of the system and improving surveillance connections across essential health services, health information and communication systems, community platforms, and response monitoring.
World Bank Group Support to Demand-Side Energy Efficiency
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This report assesses the effectiveness and coherence of the World Bank Group’s support to clients on Demand Side Energy Efficiency (DSEE) and the opportunities to scale them up.
This report assesses the effectiveness and coherence of the World Bank Group’s support to clients on Demand Side Energy Efficiency (DSEE) and the opportunities to scale them up.
Results and Performance of the World Bank Group (RAP) 2023 (Concept Note)
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The Results and Performance of the World Bank Group (RAP) report is the annual review of evidence from the Independent Evaluation Group (IEG) evaluation and validation work on the development effectiveness of the World Bank Group, covering the World Bank (International Bank for Reconstruction and Development and International Development Association), the International Finance Corporation (IFC), Show MoreThe Results and Performance of the World Bank Group (RAP) report is the annual review of evidence from the Independent Evaluation Group (IEG) evaluation and validation work on the development effectiveness of the World Bank Group, covering the World Bank (International Bank for Reconstruction and Development and International Development Association), the International Finance Corporation (IFC), and the Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA). RAP 2023 will be the 13th in the annual series that began in 2010. As in previous RAPs, this report will not only include the traditional update of project performance ratings trends (to give an aggregated picture of what are the Bank Group’s results and performance) but will also conduct deep-dive analyses to explain the trends in performance ratings (to add value on why these trends emerge).
Albania : Competitiveness Development Policy Lending Project
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The Albania Competitiveness
Development Policy Loan (DPL) was financed by an
International Bank for Reconstruction and Development loan
in the amount of $77.72 million and approved by the World
Bank Group Board of Executive Directors on January 31, 2017.
The DPL was designed as a stand-alone operation. The
objective of the Show MoreThe Albania Competitiveness
Development Policy Loan (DPL) was financed by an
International Bank for Reconstruction and Development loan
in the amount of $77.72 million and approved by the World
Bank Group Board of Executive Directors on January 31, 2017.
The DPL was designed as a stand-alone operation. The
objective of the DPL was “to enhance Albania’s
competitiveness by improving the investment regime, making
it easier to do business, and facilitating trade. Ratings
for the Competitiveness Development Policy Lending Project
are as follows: Outcome was moderately unsatisfactory, Risk
to development outcome was substantial, Bank performance was
moderately unsatisfactory, and Borrower performance was
moderately unsatisfactory. This assessment offers the
following lessons: (i) It is crucial for prior actions to
address the key binding constraints to achieving the stated
objective of a DPL. (ii) Prior actions of this operation did
not have a sufficient level of ambition to make a
significant contribution to enhancing competitiveness. (iii)
At implementation, it is crucial for IFC to determine
warning signals regarding inadequate client commitment and
show flexibility and patience only to those clients that
show proof of trust, ownership, and commitment. (iv) For
progress in the uptake of the local clearance procedure or
the approved economic operator programs by businesses, it is
crucial to have in place (i) a clear communication and
outreach strategy, (ii) a systematic approach to educating
businesses and customs about the benefits of these programs,
(iii) strong engagement of customs and other border agencies
with the private sector, and (iv) a culture of trust between
customs and the business community. (v) Doing Business (DB)
indicators as targets and metrics of reforms do not work
very well, even if they are valid ways to point to a problem
area. (vi) Clear assignment of responsibility for collection
of particular data needs to be assigned at the outset.