Core documents

• Annual Evaluation Overview Report for 2007  (8.7Mb) - June 2007
  A synthesis of the evalaution findings from projects over the period 1993-2006. The report includes a review of investment operations, their overall performance, transition impact, related risk and lessons learned.
  
  
• Evaluation Department Work Programme Final Report for 2007  (0.3Mb) - January 2007
  Presents the selection of operations to be evaluated giving details on the selection process, highlighting the importance of dissemination of lessons learned gathered during evaluation. The report also presents the evaluation selection special studies to be carried out in 2007.
  
  
• Evaluation Policy  (0.8Mb) - October 2006
  Describes the objectives of the evaluation function, highlighting the importance of accountability and learning lessons to improve future operations. It gives a comprehensive overview of the evaluation process and presents the evaluation methodology so that the Bank's audiences can better understand how evaluation is done in the EBRD. The report emphasises the independence of the evaluation function whereby the Chief Evaluator operates independently from Management and reports directly to the Board of Directors.
  
  
• Annual Evaluation Overview Report 2006  (4.7Mb) - June 2006
  A synthesis of the evalaution findings from projects over the period 1993-2005. The report includes a review of investment operations, their overall performance, transition impact, related risk and lessons learned.
  
  
• Evaluation Department: Work Programme Final Report for 2006  (2.5Mb) - January 2006
  Presents the selection of operations to be evaluated giving details on the selection process, highlighting the importance of dissemination of lessons learned gathered during evaluation. The report also presents the selection of special evalution studies.
  
  
• Annual Evaluation Overview Report 2005  (5.3Mb) - July 2005
  A synthesis of the evaluation findings from EBRD projects over the period 1993-2004. The report includes a review of investment operations, their overall performance, transition impact and related risk; together with lessons learned from past operations, with emphasis on early transition countries.
  
  
• Evaluation Policy Review 2004  (2.3Mb) - November 2004
  Review of the evaluation practices and procedures reflecting more than 10 years of the Bank's learning experience. It presents many changes as a result of enhanced harmonisation efforts in recent years with other multilateral development banks.
  
  
• Annual Evaluation Overview Report 2004  (7.7Mb) - May 2004
  The Project Evaluation Department presents the Annual Evaluation Overview Report (AEOR) for 2004 in which it synthesises the EBRD's overall findings based on evaluated projects, including the Bank's performance on its mandate.  The report concludes that 75% of the evaluated projects scored positively on transition impact and that the Bank continues to maintain a portfolio which largely meets the Bank's mandate.  Evaluation reports on projects, special studies and country strategy evaluations as well as PED's work programme are available below.