The report was prepared by an Independent Evaluation Group team led by Eduardo Fernandez Maldonado (evaluation officer) and Giuseppe Iarossi (senior economist) under the supervision of Jeffrey Allen Chelsky (manager) and Oscar Calvo-Gonzalez (director) and the overall guidance of Alison Evans (Director-General Evaluation and vice president).

The evaluation team included the following Independent Evaluation Group staff and consultants: Harsh Anuj (data scientist), Marisa Godinho Balas (consultant), Yumeka Hirano (economist), Clara Ivanescu (geographer), Malathi Jayawickrama (senior public sector specialist), Basil Kavalsky (consultant), Sengphet Lattanavong (extended-term consultant), Monica Luongo (consultant), Andres Liebenthal (consultant), Johan Lopez (consultant), J. W. van Holst Pellekaan (consultant), Mees Daniel van der Werf (economist), and Maria Virginia Ziulu (data scientist). Maximillian Ashwill provided editorial support. Patricia Acevedo, Carla Fabiola Coles, and Dung Thi Kim Chu provided administrative support.

The evaluation team is thankful to the following peer reviewers: Colin Bruce, former World Bank country and regional director; Sandra Sequeira, associate professor in development economics at the London School of Economics; and Esther Palacio, technical assistance coordinator and public financial management adviser at the International Monetary Fund.

The Independent Evaluation Group is grateful to the numerous representatives of the government of Mozambique, private sector entities, international and bilateral development partners, and nongovernmental organizations and academic institutions who provided valuable insights. The team benefited from comments by and is grateful to Finn Tarp, a professor at the University of Copenhagen. The team is thankful to World Bank Group management and staff who provided valuable information and feedback.