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An Independent Evaluation of the World Bank/IFC Doing Business Indicators
The Doing Business Indicators, an annual World Bank-IFC publication launched in 2004, has become one of the Bank Group's flagship knowledge products. This independent evaluation of the Doing Business Indicators assesses…
The Welfare Impact of Rural Electrification: A Reassessment of the Costs and Benefits
Rural electrification has been claimed to have substantial benefits, promoting production and better health and education. Yet coverage rates remain very low across Africa and in some other countries around the world.…
Annual Review of Development Effectiveness 2008: Shared Global Challenges (FTB).
This is a Fast Track Brief for the Annual Review of Development Effectiveness 2008: Shared Global Challenges (FTB). IEG's evaluation findings show that development outcomes from Bank lending have improved over the…
The World Bank's Economic and Sector Work and Technical Assistance, FY00-06 (FTB)
Economic and sector work (ESW) and nonlending technical assistance (TA) are two of the analytical and advisory services (AAA) through which the Bank provides knowledge support to its client countries. The objectives of…
IFC in Indonesia: An Independent Country Impact Review
IEGâs Country Impact Review (CIR) evaluates IFCâs strategies and operations, and their outcome drivers in Indonesia, during fiscal year (FY) 1990-2006. The CIRâs main messages are: 1) while IFC's strategic…
Croatia - Country assistance strategy (CAS) completion report review : IEG review
Croatia applied for European Union
(EU) membership in February 2003 and in June 2004 the
European Council granted Croatia candidate status. Accession
negotiations were opened in…
Nigeria Country Assistance Evaluation (FTB)
This is a Fast Track Brief for Nigeria Country Assistance Evaluation (CAE). During 1997- 2007 the World Bank provided important assistance to the government of Nigeria. In spite of the relatively small weight of the…
Nepal Country Assistance Evaluation (Approach Paper)
The primary objective of the Nepal Country Assistance Evaluation (CAE) will be to evaluate the outcome of the Bank's assistance program. This assessment, based on IEG country assistance evaluation methodology, will…
Rwanda - Country assistance strategy (CAS) completion report review : IEG review
This review covers both the FY03-05
country assistance strategy (CAS) (extended to FY06) and the
FY06-08 Interim Strategy Note (ISN), as does the CAS
completion report (CR), and…
Guatemala - Country assistance strategy (CAS) completion report review : IEG review
This review examines the
implementation of the FY05-08 Country Assistance Strategy
(CAS) and evaluates the FY07 Country Assistance Strategy
Completion Review Report (CASCR). The FY05-…