This report is the second in a program of evaluations that the Independent Evaluation Group (IEG) is conducting on the learning that takes place through World Bank projects. Learning and knowledge are treated as parts of a whole and are presumed to be mutually reinforcing.
As part of IEG's commitment to promoting learning from evaluation experience, IEG is supplementing its main evaluation reports with a series of learning-focused notes which aim to make evaluation evidence easily accessible to key audiences. This note brings together in short and…
The report examines the IMF's surveillance and lending activities following the Lehman collapse through 2013, while excluding programs in the euro area, which will be addressed in a separate IEO evaluation.
In FY14 IEG responded to changes at the World Bank Group by delivering a number of highly appreciated evaluations that spoke to issues on the change agenda and informed policy choices and new beginnings. This 2014 Annual Report, provides insight into IEG's work over the past year, as well…
This evaluation is designed to assess the relevance, effectiveness, and social value as it relates to concerns for inclusion and shared prosperity of World Bank Group support to investment climate reforms. In this evaluation, IEG finds that the World Bank Group has supported a comprehensive…