Category 5. Country-Specific Analysis and Strategy Papers
Section 5.A. Country Analysis
Indicator 5.A.iii. Country Portfolio evaluations
5.A.iii. Country Portfolio evaluations
| Indicator |
The institution’s evaluation of its lending performance, programs, and policy advice in a country. It evaluates the scope of the institution’s lending operations within a country over a given period, the implementation and effectiveness of the country strategy, and possibly any recommended remedial actions. These documents provide input into the Country Strategies. |
| Recommended Standard |
The institution’s evaluation of its lending performance, programs, and policy advice in a country should be disclosed. |
1756
This document is not mentioned on the ADB's website.
| Sector | Private and Public |
| Last Updated | |
| Status Updated | 2/7/2005 |
1780
"PERs are prepared jointly between the World Bank, [AfDB] and in some cases bilateral donors with the World Bank playing the lead role…PERs vary from country to country but in general their focus has been on the budget structure and composition with some attention paid to more general public sector issues." "The PER will be publicly available after release by the World Bank."
1781
"The Country Portfolio Rating measures performance of the Bank's portfolio, highlighting the degree to which it is at risk. [It] provides a useful indicator of performance and effectiveness in the use of aid resources."
1800
There is no indication that country portfolio evaluations are required or disclosed. For each country strategy there is a summary of public comments available.
1821
"Operations Evaluation activities are carried out within the Inspector General’s
Department by a separate Operations Evaluation team, independent from the operational
directorates. This team prepares ex-post thematic, sector and regional/country
evaluations of EIB’s financing operations, which are published on the Website after
discussion by the Board of Directors." However, there are no current ex-post country evaluations on the EIB website at this time.
1842
These are annual reviews with borrowers of the status of the overall country portfolio, and any recommended remedial actions.
1843
This document is prepared on a monthly basis, regarding approved IDB Loans and other operations in its borrowing member countries. Such information will include projected debt service payments for public sector operations, per loan and with annual totals.
1873
This information is prepared on a monthly basis, regarding approved Bank Loans and other operations in its borrowing member countries. Such information will include projected debt service payments for public sector operations, per loan and with annual tot
1545
“Reports to the Board by the WB's Operations and Evaluations Department, with IFC inputs, covering evaluation of WB programs, investments, and policy advice in a specific country, usually over an extended period. Responsible IFC regional investment department prepares an "IFC Box" which summarizes IFC's priorities and programs during the review period, and provides a perspective on the efficacy of the country enabling environment for private sector development, and on the Bank's policy advice in relation to it.”
1904
Operations and Evaluations Group evaluative instruments cover a small number of selected countries annually. They provide IFC management and the Board with independent feedback on the impact of IFC. CIRs and CINs "will contain no company confidential information, but will provide summary IFC profitability information on the portion of IFC's investment portfolio covered by the review. Disclosure of this information would conflict with the constraint on disclosure of IFC financial information."
1934
Operations and Evaluations Group evaluative instruments cover a small number of selected countries annually. They provide IFC management and the Board with independent feedback on the impact of IFC. CIRs and CINs "will contain no company confidential information, but will provide summary IFC profitability information on the portion of IFC's investment portfolio covered by the review. Disclosure of this information would conflict with the constraint on disclosure of IFC financial information."
1876
Samples of Country Evaluations from the IDB’s OVE do not include the activities of the IIC, although they do include the activities of the MIF and IDB’s Private Sector. No information on this is available on IIC Evaluations at the IDB’s Office of Evaluations.
1577
This document includes summaries of country transactions with the IMF.
1578
Article IV refers to the Obligations Regarding Exchange Arrangement.
1557
There is no indication that MIGA produces sector-specific country analysis.
| Sector | Private |
| Last Updated | |
| Status Updated | 2/7/2005 |
1896
CPPRs assist the Bank to (a) learn from implementation experience to improve both the implementation of the existing portfolio and the quality of projects entering the portfolio; (b) reinforce borrower ownership of Bank-financed projects; © develop the design of the Bank's Country Assistance Strategy; and (d) ensure the continued relevance of projects in the portfolio "for sector strategies. The CPPR gives the borrower the opportunity to carry out its own assessment of the portfolio and to raise any problems it has with the Bank." CPPRs are not disclosed, however, their results do occasionally get mentioned in other documents.
1897
Prepared by the Operations Evaluation Department "Country Assistance Evaluations examine Bank performance in a particular country, usually over the past four to five years, and report on its conformity with the relevant Bank Country Assistance Strategy (CAS) and on the overall effectiveness of the specific CAS." CAEs are disclosed after Board approval, unless the country concerned objects to such disclosure and the Executive Directors agree.
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