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		Lesson
Select	CA10067-1	Cabo Verde: Evaluation of the Bank's Country Strategy and Program, 2008-2017 28 Nov 2018 \| CA10067 \| Country Assistance Evaluation Solid progress was made on governance reforms, but the desired outcomes in terms of fiscal consolidation and higher levels of inclusive growth were not fully achieved. Getting policies and institutional arrangements right is important, but the supply response depends on international market conditions as well as other factors, beyond Bank control. A hardening of aid terms and Cabo Verde’s rising public debt levels have also limited room for fiscal maneuver. ... More
Select	TR10027-1	Do lines of credit attain their development objectives ? 13 Nov 2018 \| TR10027 \| Thematic Review The reporting obligations on development results. IFIs need to be made more accountable and transparent with respect to reporting on LOC effectiveness. In turn, IFIs should be more proactive in holding FIs to account for reporting on LOC development objective obligations. This implies better assessing the capacity of FIs to deploy LOCs in accordance with the IFI's target beneficiaries, rather than continuing to partner with the same large FIs. There is a need, however, to consider the trade-off between increasing the scope and the quality of M&E and the associated costs. A corollary to this is that achieving the right incentives between IFIs and FIs is paramount. ... More
Select	CA10066-1	Evaluation of the Bank’s Country Strategy and Program in the Republic of Malawi (2005-2016) 05 Oct 2018 \| CA10066 \| Country Assistance Evaluation Clear definition of beneficiaries. When the beneficiaries of the interventions are described in overly generic terms, they tend to be seen as a numerical target to be reached, and therefore the supervision and management of the projects tend to become input- and process focused, rather than outcome focused. Beneficiaries need to be as astutely described as possible so that the effects of the targeted ‘benefits’ can be monitored. Specific baselines are to be established upfront and constantly updated with valid information. ... More
Select	TR10028-1	Independent Evaluation of AfDB's Program Based Operations, 2012-2017 05 Oct 2018 \| TR10028 \| Thematic Review Medium-term engagement. Structural reform objectives targeted by PBOs can in most contexts only be attained through continuous, gradual change – consolidating improvements on a year-to-year basis. While single year PBOs may be appropriate to stabilize fiscal and macroeconomic crises, they are rarely suitable to support medium term reforms unless they are focused on removing a blockage that can allow a programmatic approach afterwards. ... More
Select	TR10026-1	Independent evaluation of the Congo basin forest fund 16 Jul 2018 \| TR10026 \| Thematic Review Having an open-format fund, not too tightly bound to a results framework, whose purpose is wed to the fertilisation of new ideas and the stimulation of innovation in forest management and human development in the Congo Basin Forest, is of itself a good idea. As such, the cessation of the CBFF in 2018 will leave a void. ... More
Select	CE10002-1	Powering Africa Through Interconnection Cluster Evaluation Report 10 Apr 2018 \| CE10002 \| Cluster Evaluation Projects need to be designed and implemented with realistic timeframes, if they are to deliver efficiently theirs results. Realistic loan conditions ensure an effective project implementation and avoid delays and cost over-runs. The project cluster design did not set realistic timeframes that are based on solid analysis and assessment of potential risks, for borrowers to fulfill loan conditions so as not to create undue delays that could affect project schedules and cost. Moreover, no conditions were instituted to motivate borrowers to fulfill the loan conditions, particularly those relating to first disbursement so as not to create changes in the project environments that can throw cost estimates out of range. In fact, all the completed projects in the cluster, experienced completion delays, largely as a result of delays in effectiveness. The Bank has scope for improvement particularly with regards to realistic loan conditions that limit effectiveness time. More thorough due diligence ... More
Select	CE10001-1	Spurring Local Socio-Economic Development Through Rural Electrification 10 Apr 2018 \| CE10001 \| Cluster Evaluation Missing critical risk analysis and adequate risk mitigation measures can contribute to substantial project implementation delays and inefficiencies. ... More
Select	CE10003-1	Strengthening Agricultural Value Chains to Feed Africa 03 Apr 2018 \| CE10003 \| Cluster Evaluation Insufficient analysis in AVCD design constrains achievement of outcomes and impact while comprehensive VC analysis guides implementation and responsiveness to markets changes and contexts. ... More
Select	TR10025-1	The African Development Bank’s support for agricultural value chains development: Lessons for the Feed Africa strategy 03 Apr 2018 \| TR10025 \| Thematic Review Insufficient analysis in AVCD design constrains achievement of outcomes and impact while comprehensive VC analysis guides implementation and responsiveness to markets changes and contexts. ... More
Select	CA10064-1	Nigeria: Evaluation of the Bank’s Country Strategy and Program, 2004 - 2016 23 Feb 2018 \| CA10064 \| Country Assistance Evaluation Strike the right balance between banking objectives (growing portfolio, achieving profitability, ensuring sound risk management) and development bank objectives (achieving development outcomes). The Bank has successfully grown a big portfolio in the financial intermediations sector in Nigeria. It has therefore been abled it to deploy relatively large sums to a well-regulated sector, ensuring good profitability with relatively low risk. However, the portfolio did not achieve the Bank’s development objectives. It did not improve access to finance to SMEs segment or gender empowerment to improve inclusive growth. ... More