Independent Evaluation Office, Central American Bank for Economic Integration

Independent Evaluation Office (ODEI, as read in Spanish), CABEI

ODEI is responsible for evaluating CABEI’s performance to verify the effective contribution of the Bank in the development of the Central American region and the rest of beneficiary countries.

ODEI is attached to and depends exclusively on CABEI’s Board of Directors, therefore does not report to management, hence its independence.

Our Objectives

BLOG: The World Bank and global collaboration: Lessons for the COVID-19 (coronavirus) response

Blog piece by IEG's Rasmus Heltberg & Anna Aghumian

The coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19) calls for an international response. But when and why does collective action work best? We studied the World Bank Group’s global collaborations to find out.

See more on the IEG website.

 

 

Now available: ECG Practice Note 5 Following Up and Reporting on the Implementation of Recommendations

This ECG Practice Note focuses on the last step in the evaluation process, namely the follow up and reporting on the implementation of recommendations, which are defined as the systematic assessment of, and reporting on, the extent to which the agreed and/or partially agreed evaluation recommendations are implemented as planned.

IEG Lesson Library: Evaluative Resources and Evidence to inform the COVID-19 Response

IEG has a created a repository of work highlighting lessons from previous crisis which can help guide responses to the current Coronavirus pandemic.

As the global community ramps up efforts to confront the Coronavirus pandemic, evidence from the responses to past crises offers important lessons on what worked and why. These lessons can help guide the various responses to the health and economic challenges posed by the Coronavirus.

IEG Blog: What do past crises tell us about coping with the economic shocks of COVID-19 (coronavirus)?

The ways in which international organizations help countries respond may define not only the future trajectory of the pandemic, but also the duration of the current economic crisis and the direction of the world’s eventual recovery. IEG has studied the responses to past crises and identifies five lessons to help both countries and the World Bank Group address the social and economic impacts of the coronavirus.