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Public-Private Partnerships
In recognition of the role of Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs) in improving the quality and delivery of basic services, the World Bank Group has expanded its support over the past decade for infrastructure…
Social Protection
The World Bank Group supports universal access to social protection, and is central to its goals of ending poverty and boosting shared prosperity.
Universal social protection includes: adequate cash…
Yemen, Republic of - Country partnership strategy completion and learning review for the period FY2010-14 : IEG review
Yemen is one of the poorest and most fragile countries in the world, strategically located in the Arabian Peninsula. Poverty, malnutrition, and unemployment are widespread, and water resources are very scarce. High…
Macroeconomics and Debt
Even before the onset of the coronavirus pandemic in early 2020, a resurgence in debt stress among low-income countries (LICs) was evident. Helping countries achieve debt and fiscal sustainability will be critical for…
Fragility, Conflict and Violence
Fragility, conflict, and violence (FCV) present critical development challenges that threaten efforts to end extreme poverty. The World Bank Group has launched its first-ever Strategy for Fragility, Conflict and…
VIDEO: Financial Inclusion - A Foothold on the Ladder toward Prosperity?
This video summarizes a recent evaluation by the Independent Evaluation Group looks at the World Bank Group's record in promoting financial inclusion. Is the World Bank Group on course to meet the Universal Access Goal…
Education
The World Bank is committed to supporting countries that request financing or technical assistance to be able to reach Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 4 , which calls for access to quality…
Agriculture
The World Bank works with countries to expand agriculture financing, improve irrigation and give women farmers the right tools and opportunities. The Bank provides innovation, infrastructure and resources so…
Lebanon - Completion and learning review for the period FY2011-2015 : IEG Review
Lebanon is an upper middle income country with average inequality, as measured for example
by a 0.361 Gini coefficient, for countries in the Middle East and North Africa. At the outset of the
Country Partnership…
Maintaining Strategic Directions and Making Course Corrections
New strategic objectives and a new results framework for IEG