In 2011 OVE began using the DEM and the self-evaluation system as a way to assess the evaluability of the Bank's portfolio by validating the DEMs of a sample of projects. The first exercise was used as pilot to set the standards OVE would use and to inform the Board and Management of the new...

The report found that the Bank's oversight system was in need to strengthen evaluability in its review processes. Minimun evaluability standards were not defined in the review process. Assessment of the minutes from the Quality Review meetings shows that the issue is rarely brought up....

Esta evaluación Ex-Post cubre la primera generación de proyectos de seguridad ciudadana aprobados por el BID antes de octubre de 2009. Esos proyectos anteceden a las Guías operativas para el diseño y la ejecución de programas en el área de seguridad y convivencia ciudadana (documento...

The Bank's country strategy with Costa Rica 2006-2010 correctly identified the country's main development challenges in 2006 (the baseline used by the Bank to prepare the strategy): the difficulty of forging linkages between the most dynamic sectors and the rest of the economy as a result of...