The primary role of OPEV is to provide a comprehensive and objective assessment of the development effectiveness of the bank assistance strategies, policies, operations, processes and procedures. Monitoring and self-evaluation work, including project completion reports (PCRs), are conducted by operations units, while OPEV independently validates PCRs and carries out independent project performance evaluations. OPEV also conducts sector and country assistance evaluations, as well as thematic, process, and policy evaluations. OPEV is also charged with conducting synthesis studies of evaluation results at the sector and country level, and produces as annual review of evaluation results.
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