IDEV is currently conducting an independent evaluation to provide the Bank with evidence-based knowledge on the performance of its loan syndication and distribution. Loan syndication and distribution is the process of involving a group of lenders in funding various portions of a loan for a single borrower, to spread the risk of financing a project.
In 2012, the African Development Bank (AfDB or “the Bank”) adopted a Civil Society Engagement Framework. As part of its 2019-2021 Work Program, IDEV is conducting a corporate evaluation of the Bank’s engagement with civil society under this Framework,
The African Development Bank Group (AfDB, or “the Bank”) undertakes self-evaluations of its public sector projects through Project Completion Reports (PCRs) prepared by the appropriate operations departments at the end of the project cycle. Independent Development Evaluation (IDEV) subsequently reviews a sample of these PCRs on an annual basis and produces a Project Completion Report Evaluation Note (PCREN) for each PCR reviewed as well as a synthesis report on the yearly PCREN cohort.
Independent Development Evaluation (IDEV) is carrying out a corporate evaluation of the African Development Bank Group (“the Bank”)’s portfolio review and restructuring policy and its subsequent guidelines, over the period 2011-2019. The evaluation will distill findings and draw lessons from the portfolio review and restructuring practices of the Bank, as they have evolved over the years, as well as from the experience of similar organizations.