This evaluation follows on from IDEV’s evaluation of the AfDB’s Strategy for Addressing Fragility and Building Resilience in Africa (2014-2019), concluded in 2020. The objective of the evaluation was an in-depth examination of the TSF to assess its ability to reduce fragility and build…
IDEV’s three-year work program provide the framework within which IDEV activities are planned, resourced, and implemented. The work program links policy to programming. This is critical for managerial accountability and effective use of resources.
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…
A crisis like no other. The COVID-19 pandemic triggered an unprecedented global public health and economic crisis, with a tragic loss of over 3 million lives around the world and over
140 million confirmed cases thus far. The ensuing economic fallout has also been severe, with global…
In November 2020, IDEV presented its annual update to the 2019-2021 Work Program for the year 2021 to the Committee on Operations and Development Effectiveness (CODE) of the AfDB Board of Directors. In particular, since the last work program update, IDEV had received requests for new…
The purpose of the evaluation is to inform the planned revision of the Bank’s Portfolio Review and Restructuring Policy and its guidelines. The evaluation assessed the portfolio review and restructuring policy and guidelines of the Bank as they have evolved over the years, how they have been…