Senegal - Urban Mobility Improvement Project
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This is the Project Performance Assessment Report (PPAR) by the Independent Evaluation Group of the World Bank Group on the Senegal Urban Mobility Improvement Project (IDA 33540, IDA 3354A). The project was the first of a two-phase Adaptable Program Loan, but the second Adaptable Program Loan did not proceed because the trigger conditions were not met. The International Development Association Show MoreThis is the Project Performance Assessment Report (PPAR) by the Independent Evaluation Group of the World Bank Group on the Senegal Urban Mobility Improvement Project (IDA 33540, IDA 3354A). The project was the first of a two-phase Adaptable Program Loan, but the second Adaptable Program Loan did not proceed because the trigger conditions were not met. The International Development Association financed US$75.71 million of the actual project cost of US$156.92 million— with a cost overrun of 152 percent compared with the originally appraised cost of US$103 million. The project was appraised on January 28, 2000; approved by the World Bank’s Board on May 25, 2000; declared effective with a one-year delay on May 14, 2001; and closed on September 30, 2008, after a delay of two years and nine months from the original closing date of December 31, 2005.
Industry Competitiveness and Jobs
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Industry competitiveness can be enhanced through several different approaches including economy wide, industry specific, or a mix of economy wide with industry specific. This evaluation focuses on industry specific support and on four industries - agriculture, manufacturing, tourism, and information and communication technology. Industry competitiveness can be enhanced through several different approaches including economy wide, industry specific, or a mix of economy wide with industry specific. This evaluation focuses on industry specific support and on four industries - agriculture, manufacturing, tourism, and information and communication technology.
Reliable and Affordable Off-Grid Electricity Services for the Poor: Lessons from World Bank Group Experience
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This learning product draws upon existing IEG evaluations, project documents and analytical work relating to the World Bank Group’s experience with supporting off-grid electrification in client countries.This learning product draws upon existing IEG evaluations, project documents and analytical work relating to the World Bank Group’s experience with supporting off-grid electrification in client countries.
Lessons from Policy-Based Guarantees
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This report by the Independent Evaluation Group looks at the World Bank Group’s experience with implementing policy based guarantees – a relatively new and important tool in development finance. The paper looks at the performance of the policy based guarantees in terms of results and the underlying practices behind their implementation.
This report by the Independent Evaluation Group looks at the World Bank Group’s experience with implementing policy based guarantees – a relatively new and important tool in development finance. The paper looks at the performance of the policy based guarantees in terms of results and the underlying practices behind their implementation.
The World Bank and Electricity Access - At A Glance
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Assessing the World Bank Group's support to client countries moving toward universal energy access goals.Assessing the World Bank Group's support to client countries moving toward universal energy access goals.
Ethiopia, Mali, Morocco, South Africa, Tanzania, Tunisia - Africa Stockpiles Program Project
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Ratings for the Africa Stockpiles Program were as follows: outcome was unsatisfactory, risk to development outcome was moderate, Bank performance was unsatisfactory, and Borrower performance was moderately satisfactory. Some of the key lessons learned from the project include lessons for environmental operations, project design and institutional capacity. Some of these lessons are: 1) investments Show MoreRatings for the Africa Stockpiles Program were as follows: outcome was unsatisfactory, risk to development outcome was moderate, Bank performance was unsatisfactory, and Borrower performance was moderately satisfactory. Some of the key lessons learned from the project include lessons for environmental operations, project design and institutional capacity. Some of these lessons are: 1) investments in highly technical environmental cleanup operations often face significant unknowns with respect to the nature and extent of the pollution problem and the available options for remedial actions; 2) a horizontal adaptable program loan may not add efficiencies in preparation or synergies in implementation if country circumstances are significantly different and if there is little opportunity for intercountry cooperation and coordination; 3) complex international partnership arrangements, such as those in the ASP-P1, can result in conflicts in defining roles and responsibilities, challenges in effective coordination, and confusion in project interventions.
Can Capital Markets Bridge the Trillion Dollar Development Financing Gap?
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What insights can we draw from the World Bank Group’s own experience in supporting capital markets in developing countries?What insights can we draw from the World Bank Group’s own experience in supporting capital markets in developing countries?
Improving Urban Transport: 5 Lessons from Senegal
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This brief captures the lessons learned from evaluating the World Bank’s Senegal Urban Mobility Improvement Project.This brief captures the lessons learned from evaluating the World Bank’s Senegal Urban Mobility Improvement Project.
IEG's Access to Information
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Disclosure of evaluation reports and findings promotes transparency and accountability, facilitates the use of evaluation findings and lessons, and ensures independent reporting of evaluation results.
Disclosure of evaluation reports and findings promotes transparency and accountability, facilitates the use of evaluation findings and lessons, and ensures independent reporting of evaluation results.
Industry Policy and Jobs - Are We Missing the Point?
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Industrialization can contribute significantly to growth. And yet despite the potential, many countries, particularly in Sub-Saharan Africa, are experiencing deindustrialization at a rate that threatens hundreds of thousands of jobs.Industrialization can contribute significantly to growth. And yet despite the potential, many countries, particularly in Sub-Saharan Africa, are experiencing deindustrialization at a rate that threatens hundreds of thousands of jobs.