Evaluation Briefs

Date: 21/10/2016

Towards Private Sector Led Growth: Lessons of Experience

This synthesis outlines the key findings of 33 evaluations of support for private sector development (PSD) undertaken by bilateral and multilateral institutions over the past five years. The purpose of the synthesis is to inform the strategic direction, design, and implementation of future PSD initiatives so as to leverage the sector’s role in spurring economic growth and advancing development effectiveness in Africa.

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IDEV, PSD Brief_WEB.PDF 515.57 KB
Date: 11/02/2016

Ethiopia: Evaluation of the Bank's Country Strategy and Program 2004-2013

This Country Strategy and Program Evaluation aims at: (i) assessing the development results achieved through the assistance provided by the African Development Bank Group (“the Bank” or “AfDB”) to Ethiopia, and in particular the extent to which the Bank’s interventions made a difference  and how, and (ii) drawing lessons on how the Bank manages its interventions in the country  with the aim of  suggesting potential improvements to inform the preparation of the new Country Strategy Paper (CSP) for Ethiopia.

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Ethiopia Country Strategy Evaluation Brief (En).pdf 1019.44 KB
Date: 18/01/2016

Senegal: Evaluation of Bank Strategies and Programs 2004 – 2013

As a key component of the Comprehensive Evaluation of the African Development Bank’s Development Results (CEDR), this evaluation measures the relevance, effectiveness, sustainability and efficiency of Bank Group assistance to Senegal over the period, as well as the institutional performances of the Borrower and the Bank between 2004 and 2013. The Government, civil society and the other actors concerned hope to learn lessons that will be reflected in the design and smooth implementation of the Bank's 2016-2020 Country Strategy Paper (CSP) for Senegal.

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2016 Senegal Country Strategy Evaluation Brief.pdf 1016.23 KB
Date: 14/01/2016

Togo: Evaluation of the Bank's Country Strategy and Program 2004-2013

This document summarizes the principal findings of the evaluation of the African Development Bank’s 2004-2013 strategy in Togo. The evaluation was initiated and carried out by the Bank’s Independent Development Evaluation (IDEV). Methodologically speaking, the evaluation is structured around 18 questions. It also specifically addressed questions of fragility by including an analysis of Togo’s fragility, how the Bank’s strategies took fragility into account, and how these have contribute to changes in the factors that create fragility.    

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2016 Togo Country Strategy Evaluation Brief.pdf 1.28 MB

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