This report covers IEO activities through end-August 2023. Since the 2022 Annual Report, the IEO has launched the IEO@20 book highlighting the IEO’s work and contribution to the Fund during its second decade of operation, reflecting on experience over the past decade, and anticipating what…
How is the World Bank developing and supporting innovations to respond to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic? The Independent Evaluation Group (IEG) team collected and reviewed innovations promising new approaches and practices reported by World Bank operational teams supporting COVID-19…
The Independent Evaluation Group report on the Results and Performance of the World Bank Group 2021 documents the substantial improvement in project ratings while identifying areas in need of attention, such as results measurement.
Summary of a joint knowledge sharing webinar by the World Bank’s Independent Evaluation Group and United States Agency for International Development’s Knowledge Management and Organizational Learning team. The webinar highlighted cross-institutional lessons and evaluative knowledge from World…
This evaluation examines a critical and long-standing issue for IMF lending: how well have IMF-supported programs been able to sustain economic activity while delivering adjustment needed for external viability? Lessons from this evaluation are particularly relevant as many countries seeking…