The assignment was part and parcel of a broader evaluation of the Bank’s Program Based operations (PBOs) for the period 2012-17 led by the Independent Development Evaluation unit of the African Development Bank (AfDB). Consultancy input consisted of a cluster evaluation on private sector enabling environment (PSE).
The objectives of the wider evaluation were to provide credible evidence regarding how the AfDB is programming, designing and managing its PBOs as well as their performance. In addition, it aimed to identify lessons and factors that have hindered or enabled good results based on solid evidence.
The objective of the PSE cluster evaluation was to assess the relevance, effectiveness, efficiency and sustainability of the PSE-related PBOs conducted in different countries, subsequently synthesising the results so as to, in particular, draw relevant lessons for the future design and management of PBOs by the AfDB.
The PSE cluster evaluation covered the following five case countries: Egypt, Ghana, Mali, Morocco, and Seychelles.