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World Bank The World Bank is an international financial institution that provides loans and grants to the governments of low- and middle-income countries for the purpose of pursuing capital projects. The World Bank is the collective name for the Interna ...
Director-General Evaluation (DGE) oversees the work of three units of the
Independent Evaluation Group The Independent Evaluation Group (IEG) is an independent unit within the World Bank Group (WBG) charged with objectively evaluating the activities of the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) and International Development ...
(IEG): IEG-
World Bank The World Bank is an international financial institution that provides loans and grants to the governments of low- and middle-income countries for the purpose of pursuing capital projects. The World Bank is the collective name for the Interna ...
evaluates IBRD and IDA support to countries' overall development; IEG- IFC evaluates Bank Group activities that focus on contributions to private sector development and on strengthening the business climate; and IEG-
MIGA The Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA) is an international financial institution which offers political risk insurance and credit enhancement guarantees. These guarantees help investors protect foreign direct investments against ...
evaluates the impact of Bank Group political risk guarantees and technical assistance aimed at improving foreign direct investment to developing countries. These three units, under the overall guidance of the Director-General, disseminate their findings with the aim of enhancing the Bank Group's development effectiveness. The Director-General also works closely with development partners to foster international evaluation harmonization, strengthen evaluation capacity in developing countries, and encourage evaluations of the international development system. This position is currently held by Caroline Heider as of October 2011.


List of World Bank Director-Generals of Evaluation

* Christopher Willoughby, Successively Unit Chief, Division Chief, and Department Director for Operations Evaluation - 1970–1976 * Mervyn L. Weiner, First Director-General, Operations Evaluation - 1975–1984 * Yves Rovani, Director-General, Operations Evaluation - 1986–1992 * Robert Picciotto, Director-General, Operations Evaluation - 1992–2002 * Gregory K. Ingram, Director-General, Operations Evaluation - 2002–2005 * Vinod Thomas Director-General, Evaluation - 2005-2011 * Caroline Heider, Director-General, Evaluation - 2011-present


See also

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World Bank The World Bank is an international financial institution that provides loans and grants to the governments of low- and middle-income countries for the purpose of pursuing capital projects. The World Bank is the collective name for the Interna ...
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Independent Evaluation Group The Independent Evaluation Group (IEG) is an independent unit within the World Bank Group (WBG) charged with objectively evaluating the activities of the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) and International Development ...


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