This report synthesizes findings from the review of 88 PCRs completed in 2017. The objectives of this assignment included: (i) assessing the quality and validating the performance of each of the 88 projects covered in the PCRs; (ii) assisting AfDB Management and staff to improve the quality of…
The Independent Development Evaluation (IDEV) at the African Development Bank (AfDB) reviewed the 49 public sector operations for which AfDB Management undertook a self-assessment (Project Completion Report, PCR) in 2016. IDEV produced an independent Project Completion Report Evaluation Note (…
Independent Development Evaluation (IDEV) at the African Development Bank (the Bank) conducted a pilot validation of the completion report for the West Africa Regional Integration Strategy Paper (WA-RISP) 2011-2015/17. The validation was undertaken to inform the design of the pillars of the…
This is the Office of Evaluation and Oversight (OVE)'s third full validation of the IDB Group Evaluation Recommendation Tracking System (ReTS) but the first self-standing report. Assessing whether recommendations have been addressed is essential for institutional accountability and…
This document outlines and gathers the evaluation principles and the institutional arrangements that guide the evaluation system of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) and the Inter-American Investment Corporation (IDB Invest, and jointly with the IDB, the IDB Group), in accordance with…
This evaluation assesses the School Sector Program (SSP) successful, although it did not fully meet the ambitious targets it had set. The program led to some important achievements in the education sector, the establishment of a national student assessment system, the development of school…