Studies: Completed Work

The following studies and reports were completed by IEG-IFC before its new Disclosure Policy (April, 2006) was in effect and most were undisclosed. The studies that were disclosed are hyperlinked.

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Thematic

• Improving Results in Sub-Saharan Africa - Business Climate and IFC Work Quality are Key - March 2008
• IFC's Experience and Additionality in Middle Income Countries - Results and Challenges - March 2008
• Financing Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises - An Independent Evaluation of IFC's Experience with Financial Intermediaries in Frontier Countries - April 2008
• Evaluation of IFC Advisory Services in Eastern Europe and Central Asia - January 2008
• Evaluation Brief: Risk Intensity and Project Outcomes - April 2006
• Evaluation Brief: IFC's Experience in the Leasing Sector - June 2005
• An Evaluation of IFC's Investment Climate Activities - January 2005
• Evaluation Brief: IFC's Assistance to Transition Economies - December 2004
• Reliability of IFC's Equity Ratings at Evaluation - June 2003
• Small and Medium Enterprise Facilities - June 2004
• Project Economic Analysis - November 2000
• Africa Enterprise Fund - February 2000
• Foreign Investment Advisory Services (FIAS) - October 1998
• Problem Projects - October 1997
• Market Prospects - May 1997
• Caribbean and Central America Business Advisory Service - July 1995
• Project Development Facilities (PDF) - July 1995
• Africa Enterprise Fund - July 1995
• Implementation of the 1991 Forest Strategy in IFC's Projects - June 2000

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Sector-specific

• The World Bank Group Guarantee Instruments 1990-2007
• Environmental Sustainability - An Evaluation of World Bank Group Support
• Extractive Industries and Sustainable Development: An Evaluation of the World Bank Group Experience - July 2003
• Electric Power Sector - July 2003 [PDF]
• Food and Agribusiness - May 2003
• Information Infrastructure: A Joint OED/OEG Review - May 2000
• Financial Intermediaries in Sub-Saharan Africa - November 1999
• Petrochemicals - June 1994
• Financial Institutions that Assist Private Enterprises - June 1992
• Oil and Gas Exploration - May 1992
• Tourism - March 1992
• Textiles - December 1989
• Agricultural Production - February 1989
• Agricultural Processing and Storage - November 1987
• Non-fuel Minerals Sector - November 1986
• Cement - August 1984

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Process

• Biennial Report on Operations Evaluation in IFC 2008
• Independent Evaluation of IFC's Development Results 2008
• Independent Evaluation of IFC's Development Results 2007
• Second Benchmarking Review - January 2005 [PDF]
• MDB-ECG Good Practice Standards - May 2003 [PDF]
• Annual Review of IFC's Evaluation Findings - FY1996- FY2005
  • Annual Review of IFC's Evaluation Findings - FY2005 [PDF]
  • Annual Review of IFC's Evaluation Findings - FY2004 [PDF]
  • Annual Review of IFC's Evaluation Findings - FY2003 [PDF]
  • Annual Review of IFC's Evaluation Findings - FY2002 [PDF]
• Annual Report on Operations Evaluation in IFC - FY1998- FY2005

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Country/regional focused

• IFC in Nigeria: 1998-2007. An Independent Country Impact Review
• IFC in Indonesia: 1990-2006. An Independent Country Impact Review
• IFC in Ukraine: 1993-2006 An Independent Country Impact Review
• Evaluation Brief: IFC's Financial Results in Brazil - December 2004

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Collaborative work with IEG-WB and IEG-MIGA

• An Evaluation of IFC's Investment Climate Activities - January 2005
• Extractive Industries and Sustainable Development: An Evaluation of the World Bank Group Experience - July 2003
• Private Sector Development in the Electric Power Sector: A Joint Review of the World Bank Group's Assistance in the 1990s - July 2003 [PDF]

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