The objective of this evaluation is to analyze to what extent policy-based lending in the IDB has contributed to its dual objectives of (i) improving debt and liquidity management by providing beneficiary countries with flexible, liquid, and timely funding to meet their financing needs; and (…
This Independent Country Program Review (ICPR) analyzes the IDB Groups country strategy and country program with Argentina during the 2021-2023 period. The ICPR is intended to strengthen the accountability of the IDB Groups work in the country, providing the Board of Executive Directors with…
The 2023 Annual Report by the Office of Evaluation and Oversight (OVE), Contributions from Evaluation toward Improving the Bank's Development Effectiveness, highlights findings and lessons from the different evaluations and products conducted throughout the year. It also presents work…
In the past two decades, as public sector finance has proven insufficient to meet global development needs, private finance mobilization (PFM) has emerged as a key approach for development financing in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC). Recognizing that relying only on profits, additional…
This is a Project Performance Assessment Report by the Independent Evaluation Group of the World Bank Group on the First Phase of the Inter-Zonal Transmission Hub Project of the West Africa Power Pool (Adaptable Program Loan 3) Program (P094919).
These Guidelines seek to provide greater clarity on how OVE will conduct Independent Country Program Reviews (ICPRs), a periodic product introduced through the approval of OVE's Country Product Protocol by the Boards. The purpose of this document is to provide transparency to the Boards,…