Several key messages of the Independent Evaluation Group (IEG) evaluation of World Bank Support to Aging Countries acquire new resonance under the current COVID-19 pandemic. This note draws lessons on how societies can reallocate resources and rethink services to better meet the needs of their…
This report contains a review of the Bank’s hydrocarbon operations. It includes the evaluation of a sample of six projects, which is presented in the broader context of the Bank’s past hydrocarbon operations and portfolio analysis. It seeks to identify trends, as well as common lessons and…
The aim of the cluster evaluation was to inform the design and implementation of future RWSS projects under the Bank’s High 5s priority related to improving the quality of life for the people of Africa.
The purpose of the evaluation is to facilitate effective implementation of the Bank’s CSE Action Plan (2019–2021) and to inform the design of a new AfDB CSE Strategy.
This paper provides a synthesis of lessons from evaluations of PFM support by ADB, other multilateral development banks, and the International Monetary Fund, as well as lessons from research and analysis by other international organizations such as the Organisation for Economic Co-operation…
This report summarizes the results of the Office of Evaluation and Oversight's (OVE) annual validation of the self-assessments of project performance and results completed by the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) and IDB Invest in 2019-2020. The IDB and IDB Invest have systems in…