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Financial Sector Reform: A Review of World Bank Assistance
This report analyzes and evaluates the outcomes of financial sector lending in today's increasingly globalized financial markets and focuses on the Bank's strategies for dealing with financial crisis. It reviews the…
An Evaluation of World Bank Assistance to the Transition Economies
This evaluation examines the Bank's assistance to the transition economies of the Europe and Central Asia Region since 1989. It is largely a meta-evaluation of Bank products and services in the transition countries,…
An Evaluation of World Bank Assistance to the Transition Economies (in Russian)
This evaluation examines the Bank's assistance to the transition economies of the Europe and Central Asia Region since 1989. It is largely a meta-evaluation of Bank products and services in the transition countries,…
IEG Review of World Bank Assistance for Financial Sector Reform
This Independent Evaluation Group (IEG) review of World Bank assistance for financial sector reforms finds that the objectives of Bank assistance generally followed good practices in terms of reducing government…
IFC in Ukraine: 1993 – 2006: An Independent Country Impact Review
This country review, the first one disclosed by the Independent Evaluation Group of IFC (IEG) covers IFCâs assistance to Ukraine from fiscal year (FY)1993, when Ukraine became a member of IFC, through FY2006. The…
The World Bank Group Guarantee Instruments 1990-2007
Foreign direct investment and private capital flows are highly concentrated geographically, with almost half of them reaching five top destinations. These flows tend to evade many high-risk countries. Regulatory and…
Impact Evaluation of IFC's Business License Simplification Program to Promote Entrepreneurship in Peru: an Independent Assessment (Approach Paper)
This evaluation will assess the impact of IFC's Business License Simplification Project in the Municipality of Lima, Peru. Under this project, the Foreign Investment Advisory Services (FIAS) of IFC decided to work with…
IEG Insights: The Private Sector in Fragile and Conflict-Affected States
This brief on ways to support fragile and conflict-affected states (FCS) in fostering private sector development is based on an in-depth assessment of strategies and assistance programs by the Independent Evaluation…