Monitoring and Evaluation of Bank Operations

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Appendix A: Overview of Monitoring and Evaluation in the World Bank

Monitoring and evaluation are joint responsibilities of the borrower and the Bank. In the case of evaluations, IEG reviews and validates self-evaluations prepared by the Bank with inputs from the borrower(s). The Bank has in place policies and procedures on monitoring and evaluation at the instrument (loans/credits, studies and other Analytical and Advisory Activities), the country and global levels. Key elements of the Bank's monitoring and evaluation system are summarized in Tables 1 and 2. A more detailed overview is provided in Appendix A of the AROE.

Table 1: Monitoring of Bank Operations
Type of Intervention or Instrument	Defining Outcomes and Monitoring Indicators	Tracking and Reporting on Implementation Progress
Loans and Credits	Results framework in Project Appraisal Documents (for investment loan/credits) and program documents (for development policy loans/credits)	Implementation Status and Results Report
Analytical and Advisory Activities	Concept paper specifies development objectives and tracking indicators	Activity Update Summary
Country Programs	Results framework in Country Assistance Strategy	CAS Progress Report
Bank Sector Strategies	Results framework in the Sector Strategy Implementation Update	Sector Strategy Implementation Update
Global Programs	Global programs funded through trust funds - Initiating Brief for Trust Fund includes program objectives and accompanying performance indicators	Grant Reporting and Monitoring System

Table 2: Evaluation of Bank Operations
Type of Intervention or Instrument	Self-Evaluation	Independent Evaluation
Loans and Credits	Implementation Completion Reports (ICR)	ICR reviews (all) Project Performance Assessment Report (selected)
Analytical and Advisory Activities	Activity Completion Summary	Reviewed as part of sector/thematic and country assistance evaluations
Country Programs	Country Assistance Strategy Completion Report (CASCR)	CASCR reviews Country Assistance Evaluations
Bank Sector Strategies	n.a.	Sector/thematic evaluations
Global Programs	Implementation Completion Report (for trust funds of more than $1 million)	Global Program Reviews

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