Evaluation is central to good corporate governance. ADB continually reviews its operations to assess their effectiveness, learn from past experience, and improve the development of future policies, strategies, programs, and projects.
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ADB has helped advance transport and energy connectivity among member countries of the Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation (CAREC) Program.
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The success rate of the Asian Development Bank’s (ADB) public sector operations declined during 2016–2022, primarily among infrastructure projects in the relatively new areas of the transport and energy sectors. The success rate of private sector projects remained stable, according to the 2023 Annual Evaluation Review prepared by ADB’s Independent Evaluation Department
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ADB Procurement Policy Framework is laying the foundation for the organization to modernize its procurement system and harmonize with those of other multilateral development banks, says an independent evaluation report released recently.
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Developing countries in Asia and the Pacific should take the opportunity to build resilient financial systems as they recover from the COVID-19 pandemic, says an Independent Evaluation report released by ADB.
The Independent Evaluation Department (IED) independently and systematically evaluates ADB policies, strategies, operations, and special concerns that relate to organizational and operational effectiveness. By doing so, it contributes to achieving development effectiveness of ADB operations by providing evaluation feedback on performance, and generating and disseminating evaluation lessons.
There are two levels of evaluation in ADB:
Independent Evaluation Department
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Emmanuel JIMENEZ (Mr)
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Sona SHRESTHA (Ms)
Deputy Director General
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Joanne ASQUITH (Ms)
Director, Thematic and Country Division
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Nathan SUBRAMANIAM (Mr)
Director, Sector and Projects Division
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