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Jamaica - Economic Stabilization and Foundations for GrowthDevelopment Policy Loan (DPL)
This Project Performance Assessment Report (PPAR) reviews the Economic Stabilization and Foundations for Growth Development Policy Loan (DPL), approved on December 12, 2013.
The objectives of the operation were to…
Conversations: Creating Markets, what are the drivers of success?
An expert panel discussion about the factors underlying the success of IFC's new corporate strategy.
Creating Markets: Drivers of Success
Join us for a conversation on the factors underlying the success of market creation activities as the IFC implements its new corporate strategy, and the contributing roles of the World Bank and MIGA to that strategy.
Measuring up: When “what works” doesn’t
What an essay about closing the achievement gap in US public schools tells us about “what works” in international development
Results and Performance of the World Bank Group 2018
The Results and Performance of the World Bank Group (RAP) report is IEG's annual review of the development effectiveness of the World Bank Group. The report synthesizes trends in ratings and identifies explanatory…
The Natural Resource Degradation-Human Vulnerability Nexus: An Evaluation of the World Bank’s Support for Sustainable and Inclusive Natural Resource Management (2009-2019) (Approach Paper)
Renewable natural resources represent essential livelihood assets for many
resource-dependent communities, many of whom are extremely poor. Chronic poverty, natural resource dependency, and degradation of natural…
India - Tamil Nadu Irrigated Agriculture Modernization and Water-Bodies Restoration and Management Project
Ratings for the Tamil Nadu Irrigated
Agriculture Modernization and Water-Bodies Restoration and
Management Project are as follows: Outcomes was
satisfactory, Risk to development was…
Vietnam – Water Resources Assistance Project
When the Vietnam Water Resources Assistance Project (VWRAP) was designed, Vietnam was the world’s second largest rice exporter, but land and labor productivity was relatively low in comparison with neighboring countries…
Changes in Carbon Markets and Regulatory Systems from Kyoto to Paris and How the World Bank Group Responded to these Changes (Working Paper)
This study provides a structured review of the existing literature on changes in international market mechanisms for greenhouse gas reductions and related regulatory systems. The assessment period 1997 to 2016 starts…
Lebanon: Cultural Heritage and Urban Development Project (PPAR)
Lebanon has a rich and diverse cultural patrimony inherited from many civilizations that existed in succession on its territory. But this heritage has been damaged by disasters and conflict, and more…