INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Evaluation of the U.K. DFID-Financed Technical Assistance GDDS Project for Selected
Anglophone African Countries (2001–06)
Prepared by the Statistics Department
Approved by Robert W. Edwards
March 21, 2008
Contents
Page
Acronyms...................................................................................................................................3
Executive Summary ...................................................................................................................4
I.
Introduction: Background and Relevance of the Project ...................................................6
II. Outcomes of the AAf Project.............................................................................................8
A. The Project ................................................................................................................8
B. Outcomes—Participation in the GDDS ..................................................................10
C. Capacity-Building Outcomes ..................................................................................11
D. Results Related to the Enhancement of Cooperation..............................................16
III. The AAf Project Interim Reviews ...................................................................................19
A. First and Second Joint Reviews ..............................................................................19
B. Third Joint Review..................................................................................................20
C. Lessons from the Reviews.......................................................................................25
IV. Integration of the AAf Project into STA Operations.......................................................26
V. Phase II of the AAf Project ..............................................................................................27
VI. Longer-Term TA Issues