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Photo: © Stephan Gladieu / World Bank. Prof. Amivi Kafui Tete-Benissan (left) teaches cell biology and biochemistry at the University of Lomé. She’s also a vocal activist who encourages girls to pursue science as a career path. “Female students represent only 10 percent of our student body in science and engineering,” she says sadly.

How to Implement a Strategy to Close Gender Gaps?

Many large development organizations face challenges in implementing a gender strategy. A mid-term review of the World Bank Group’s Gender Strategy uses a theory of action to illustrate the institutional factors that…
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Elena Bardasi

Meet the Evaluator: Elena Bardasi

Building evaluative evidence for the Bank’s gender strategy
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Doing Business Indicators and Country Reforms (Approach Paper)

Doing Business is recognized as highly influential in business regulatory reform worldwide, and it is the most used set of indicators on business regulation. Its indicators are widely used and analyzed in the academic…
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After the Pandemic: evidence for building back better

After the Pandemic: evidence for building back better

Charting a path to recovery will require evidence on what is working, why, and for whom.
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Elderly women are talking and maintaining a safe distance. Thailand. Photo credit: Shutterstock/CGN089

Covid-19 has exposed the fragilities of aging countries

An IEG report focuses on much needed areas of attention.
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IEG visit to Weinalem Watershed in Raya Azebo, Tigray Regional State, Ethiopia, Oct 2019, Photo credit: Bekele Shiferaw

From the Great Wall of Trees to Sustainable Management of Landscapes

Lessons from Watershed Management Programs in Africa
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Jamaica - Rural Economic Development Initiative

Ratings for the Rural Economic Development Initiative are as follows: Outcome was satisfactory, Overall efficacy was substantial, Bank performance was moderately satisfactory, and…
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South Africa - Completion and Learning Review for the Country Partnership Framework : IEG Review

This review of the World Bank Group’s (WBG) Completion and Learning Review (CLR) covers the FY11-FY16 Country Partnership Strategy (CPS) and its adjustments through the FY15…
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Argentina: Basic Protection Project (PPAR)

The Basic Protection Project was prepared in the aftermath of the 2008 financial crisis, in the context of increased pressure to expand coverage and accessibility of Argentina’s social protection policies. The social…
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Argentina - Basic Protection Project

Ratings for the Basic Protection Project are as follows: Outcome was moderately satisfactory, Risk to development outcome was low or negligible, Bank performance was satisfactory, and…
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