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The Poverty Focus of Country Programs
This evaluation examines how, and how well, the Bank Group has focused its support on poverty reduction over in the past decade, and what lessons to draw from this moving forward. The lessons aim to strengthen the Bank'…
The Poverty Focus of Country Programs: Lessons from World Bank Experience
The World Bank Group in 2013 made the elimination of extreme poverty by 2030 a central institutional focus and purpose. This evaluation examines how, and how well, the Bank Group has focused its support on poverty…
Program for Results (PforR)--IEG Process Evaluation (Approach Paper)
In 2012 the World Bank Group introduced a new instrument - Program for Results (PforR). World Bank management has provided a review of the first two years of operation.That review assessed the early experience with…
Costa Rica - Completion and learning review for the period FY2012-15 : IEG review
Costa Rica is a well-performing, environmentally friendly, upper-middle-income country that stands out among its Latin American peers for low poverty levels, shared prosperity, and steady development over the past two…
Evaluation of the World Bank Group's Support for Capital Market Development (Approach Paper)
In this evaluation, the Independent Evaluation Group will assess the World Bank Group's support for capital market development, against the backdrop of overall financial system development, and support for poverty…
Clustered Country Program Evaluation for Small States (Approach Paper)
This evaluation relates closely to the Independent Evaluation Group's two objectives. First, it will seek to deepen evidence about the results of World Bank Group programs and activitiesâincluding financing operations…
Accelerating Growth through Skills and Knowledge: An Evaluation of the World Bank's Support for Higher Education (Approach Paper)
The World Bank Group's support for higher education is at a crossroads. As
developing countries have expanded basic education systems and transition into the knowledge
economy, the World Bank Group is facing increased…
Work Program and Budget (FY16) and Indicative Plan (FY17–18)
IEG's strategic directions in FY16-18 respond to significant changes that are underway in the WBG and in the broader development community. Internally, the launch of the twin goals in 2013, and the WBG Strategy and the…