This evaluation is a response to the January 2012 report of the Bank-wide Task Force set up to take stock of microfinance activities of the AfricanDevelopment Bank Group (the Bank). The task force called for an independent and comprehensive review of these activities.
Independent Development Evaluation (IDEV) at the African Development Bank (AfDB) conducted an evaluation of the efficiency and effectiveness of procurement performance in AfDB operations during 2007–13.