The Annual Report on Operations Evaluation (AROE) assesses the progress, status, and prospects for monitoring and evaluating the development effectiveness of Bank activities.

The AROE has two parts - it assesses monitoring and evaluation (M&E) within the Bank and reviews the Independent Evaluation Group's (IEG's) own effectiveness. The Bank has taken a number of steps since 2003 to strengthen the results focus of its operations in response to Bank stakeholder interest not only in the amount of resources transferred but also in the outputs and outcomes of Bank interventions. The 2006 AROE placed special emphasis on examining the extent to which the Bank's M&E systems provide staff with the information they need to better manage for results.

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