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Why is it so hard to raise taxes in developing economies? Lessons from World Bank Experience with Domestic Revenue Mobilization
A new evaluation from the Independent Evaluation Group assesses the impact of World Bank support for Domestic Revenue Mobilization and identifies lessons for turning increased attention to this critical source of…
Conversations: Are multilateral development banks still relevant today?
Leaders from the major multilateral development banks, gathered in Rome for the Spring Meetings of the Evaluation Cooperation Group, discussed the future and relevance of multilateral development banks (MDBs).
What Can 6 Countries Tell Us About Tax Reform?
Tax revenue gains are an increasingly important source of revenue, especially after the onset of the pandemic, as governments struggle to fund a myriad of demands, from health sector capacity building to climate change…
Turkey - Completion and learning review for the period FY12 - FY16 : IEG review
Turkey is an upper middle income country with a GNI per capita of USD 9,950 dollars in current US dollars (2015).The government set out its objectives in the Ninth Development Plan for 2007-13 and the 2012-14 Medium-…
How to support countries that aspire to middle-income status: Lessons from Rwanda
Insights from evaluation of the World Bank Group's assistance to Rwanda in its journey toward middle-income status.
Creating Markets - Lessons from Experience in Developing Countries
What lessons from evaluation are relevant to the success of the World Bank's renewed focus on creating markets?
In the SDG Era, What are the Key Questions for the Evaluation Community?
Reflections of an in-depth discussion about how development is changing, and what the implications are for evaluation.
IFC's Experience with Inclusive Business - An IEG Meso Evaluation
This evaluation is a corporate-level assessment of the role and effectiveness of IFC in its support to its clients’ inclusive business models. It also identifies implications and options for IFC’s future support to…
Creating Markets for Sustainable Growth and Development: An Evaluation of World Bank Group Support to Client Countries FY 07-17 (Approach Paper)
The international development community is increasingly turning to the private sector in its pursuit of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Involving the private sector as a financier, operator or service provider…
Colombia – Business Productivity and Efficiency Development Policy Loans I-III
This Project Performance Assessment Report (PPAR) evaluates the Colombia Business Productivity and Efficiency Loans, a programmatic series of development policy loans (DPLs) to Colombia implemented in FY06–11. The DPL…