Search

Displaying 181 - 190 of 5583
Businessman with red umbrella among others. @Shutter_M/Shutterstock

Reducing Disaster Risks from Natural Hazards

This evaluation focuses on the World Bank’s support for reducing disaster risks caused by natural hazards. Expanding disaster risk reduction plays a central role in achieving the World Bank’s goals for climate change…
Reader publication

Evaluation of World Bank Support for Public Sector Transparency and Accountability: Anticorruption, Justice, and External Audit Functions (Approach Paper)

Supporting client countries in building an open and accountable public sector that serves the needs of all citizens is core to economic development. Within any public sector, there are specific institutions or entities…
Reports
Abstract image

Poverty Mapping: Innovative Approaches to Creating Poverty Maps with New Data Sources

This guide provides an overview of the use of both traditional and novel data sources in generating poverty maps and the related methodological implications.
Reader publication

Chad - Completion and Learning Review of the Country Partnership Framework for FY16-FY20 : IEG Review

This review of the World Bank Group’s (WBG) Completion and Learning Review (CLR) covers the period of the Country Partnership Framework (CPF), FY2015-FY2020, and updated in the…
Reports
Photo: Small Store, Sana'a, Yemen, Credit: Rod Waddington.

Unlocking the potential of the private sector in conflict-affected situations

Up to two-thirds of the world’s extreme poor will live in conflict-affected situations (FCS) by 2030, according to World Bank Group (WBG) estimates. Advancing development outcomes in FCS is therefore central to the WBG’…
Blog
Photo: Hierarchy rank and pyramid type career development ladder tiny person concept. Company organization system from low level workers to CEO and director vector illustration. Organization team structure. Credit: VectorMine / Shutterstock

The Promise and Perils of Global Indicators: Doing Business and the Reform of the Business Enabling Environment

Global indicators can be very helpful, but they also require some caution in their use. Global indicators draw our attention to problems and provide metrics to compare across economies and over time.
Blog

Honduras - Completion and Learning Review for the Country Partnership Framework FY16-FY20 : IEG Review

Reports
Photo: Dhaka flyover bridge. Credit: K M Asas / World Bank

Finding the right path: A decade of the World Bank Group in Bangladesh

As Bangladesh continues in its efforts to transition to middle-income status, a new evaluation assesses World Bank Group support to one of the largest IDA borrowers.
Blog
Stacks of paper bills in unknown currency.

La viabilité de la dette des États en situation de fragilité et de conflit plombée par l’aggravation des risques et des besoins

Les pays en situation de fragilité et de conflit ont de grandes difficultés à faire face à leurs besoins de dépenses essentielles et à leur surexposition aux risques de bouleversement. L’aide internationale peut les…
Blog

Arab Republic of Egypt : Integrated Irrigation Improvement and Management Project and Farm-Level Irrigation Modernization Project

Ratings for the Integrated Irrigation Improvement and Management Project are as follows: Outcome was moderately satisfactory, Risk to development outcome was modest, Bank performance…
Reports