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6 lessons for aligning investments in K-12 private schools with the goal of quality education for all

Enrollment in private primary and secondary education in developing countries has been rising for more than a decade. This comes as public systems struggle to cope with the demand from growing populations. Private…
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An Evaluation of International Finance Corporation Investments in K–12 Private Schools

This is IEG’s first systematic evaluation of the International Finance Corporation’s (IFC) direct and indirect investments in kindergarten through grade 12 (K–12) private schools. It analyses the complexities of…
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Kyrgyz Republic - The First and Second Development Policy Operations and Programmatic Governance and Competitiveness Development Policy Operation

The World Bank approved two programmatic series of development policy operations (DPOs) from 2013 through 2016 to improve governance and private sector development in the Kyrgyz…
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Confronting the Learning Crisis: Lessons from World Bank Support for Basic Education, 2012–22 (Approach Paper)

The achievement of learning outcomes has been a long-standing challenge for education systems across the developing world and has significant consequences for economic development. To realize the development aims of…
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Building the evidence for more effective disaster risk reduction

After a long hiatus due to the COVID crises, governments will come together in Bali this week to discuss progress on the implementation of the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction.  Organized by the UN…
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MIGA’s Experience with Non-Honoring of Sovereign, Sub-Sovereign, and State-Owned Enterprise Financial Obligation Guarantees

This meso evaluation provides the first assessment of MIGA’s 10-year experience with its Non-Honoring of Sovereign, Sub-sovereign and State-Owned Enterprises Financial Obligation insurance products and the extent to…
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Learning from Development Policy Financing

🎧 Learning from Development Policy Financing

Development Policy Financing (DPF) is a major instrument of multilateral development banks and has played a prominent role in the World Bank’s pandemic response. Also known as policy-based lending, DPF is a fast-…
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Independent Evaluation Group (IEG) Work Program and Budget (FY23) and Indicative Plan (FY24-25)

Building on its strong foundation and the reforms undertaken since 2019, IEG will deliver an FY23-25 work program aligned with the strategic priorities of the World Bank Group. These assessments will support the Board…
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Serbia - Completion and Learning Review of the Country Partnership Framework for Period FY16-FY20 : IEG Review

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Conversations: Leveraging the Private Sector for Sustainable Development in FCV - What does it take?

Conversations: Leveraging the Private Sector for Sustainable Development in FCV - What does it take?

IEG · Leveraging the Private Sector for Sustainable Development in FCV: What does it take? Since the inception of the 2011 World Development Report (WDR 2011), the World Bank Group’s approach to Fragility,…
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