This evaluation provides an early assessment of the Fund’s response in the first year of the pandemic, focusing on the rapid extension of emergency financing, the reformulation of the economic outlook and policy advice, and adaptations to internal HR and budgetary practices to shift IMF…
Procurement plays a big part in development effectiveness, and the quality of public procurement practices is a major determinant of effective public spending. The Asian Development Bank (ADB) generates around $9.5 billion a year for the procurement of goods and services though loans and…
This evaluation has been one of the IEO’s most ambitious undertakings. The IMF’s administrative budget. Moreover, the evaluation examines the full range of issues that influence how effective the IMF has been in meeting the CD needs and expectations of recipient countries, as well as the Fund’…
The evaluation analyzed the additionality of ADB’s nonsovereign operations (NSO) and reviewed ADB’s strategies, programs of assistance and their outcomes. The Independent Evaluation Department (IED) examined ADB's additionality in NSO covering the period 2008–2020.
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…