This evaluation synthesis report (ESR): (i) captures the initial experience and lessons in setting up of the NDB ROCs for strengthened on-the-ground presence (including how they compare against the practices of peer organisations); and (ii) highlights issues that require NDB Management…
Strategy 2030 of the Asian Development Bank (ADB), approved in 2018, aims to achieve a prosperous, inclusive, resilient, and sustainable Asia and the Pacific. It has seven operational priorities, including Operational Priority 5: Promoting Rural Development and Food Security (OP5) and its…
The Independent Evaluation Office has completed the first Thematic Evaluation of the NDB-financed COVID-19 Emergency Program Loans to Brazil, China, India, Russia and South Africa, each of USD 1 billion (or equivalent) in 2020 and 2021.
This corporate evaluation by the Independent Evaluation Department assessed ADB’s investment and credit risk management of nonsovereign operations during 2009–2021. It found that ADB substantially progressed during the evaluation period. Several changes to the risk management organizational…