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The IDA Private Sector Window: Unlocking private investment in the poorest and most fragile countries
A new evaluation from the Independent Evaluation Group finds that the IDA Private Sector Window (PSW), a development finance tool aimed at catalyzing investments in the poorest and most fragile countries, has passed the…
Navigating challenges: Examining the resilience of World Bank Group projects amid the pandemic
This is the first of a series of blogs presenting some of the key findings and lessons from the 2023 Results and Performance of the World Bank Group (RAP) report, the latest annual review of the World Bank Group’s…
A Focused Assessment of the International Development Association’s Private Sector Window
The private sector is essential for creating jobs and prosperity in poor countries, but developing it is challenging, especially in fragile and conflict-affected situations (FCS).
World Bank Support to Jobs and Labor Market Reform through International Development Association Financing
This evaluation is the first stage of the Independent Evaluation Group’s assessment of the World Bank’s support for more, better, and more inclusive jobs through IDA financing, and it assesses the implementation of IDA-…
Nepal Country Program Evaluation (Approach Paper)
This Country Program Evaluation (CPE) will assess the performance of the World Bank Group’s support to Nepal in achieving its development objectives between 2014 and 2023. The evaluation will focus on the Bank Group’s…
Ethiopia Country Program Evaluation (Approach Paper)
The objective of this Country Program Evaluation (CPE) is to assess how well the World Bank Group supported Ethiopia in addressing key challenges that constrained its development and how that support adapted over time…
Melissa Metz
Melissa Rekas Metz has over 20 years of experience working on economic development, focusing primarily on private sector-led economic growth. She has worked in all regions of the world, and lived in Chile and the…
Государственное управление играет важнейшую роль в развитии страны: Уроки поддержки Всемирного банка для Кыргызской Республики
Оценка поддержки, предоставленной Всемирным банком Кыргызской Республике, позволяет понять важность реформ государственного управления для развития частного сектора, стимулирования экономического роста и достижения…
Governance is crucial: Lessons from World Bank support to the Kyrgyz Republic
An evaluation of World Bank support to the Kyrgyz Republic offers insights on the role of governance reforms in fostering private sector development to drive economic growth and achieve development results.