This report summarizes the results of the Office of Evaluation and Oversight's (OVE) annual validation of the self-assessments of project performance and results completed by the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) and IDB Invest in 2019-2020. The IDB and IDB Invest have systems in…
This report contains a review of the Bank’s hydrocarbon operations. It includes the evaluation of a sample of six projects, which is presented in the broader context of the Bank’s past hydrocarbon operations and portfolio analysis. It seeks to identify trends, as well as common lessons and…
The Legal Transition Programme (LTP) is the EBRD’s flagship provider of legal and regulatory advisory work and technical assistance, combining it with investment activities to support legal reforms needed to strengthen investment climates and build markets. LTP activities are intended to…
The EBRD’s ability to combine non-sovereign investment and policy engagement was an important contributor to shareholders’ decision to offer membership to countries of the South-east Mediterranean and North Africa region (known as the SEMED region in EBRD) following the major political…
As part of its 2019-2020 annual work plan, the Office of Evaluation and Oversight (OVE) prepared an evaluation of the 2016-2020 country program of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) with Uruguay. This Country Program Evaluation (CPE) is the fourth independent evaluation of the Uruguay…
This is OVE's fourth full validation of the IDB Group's Evaluation Recommendation Tracking System (ReTS), and the second self-standing report. Assessing to what extent recommendations have been addressed is essential for institutional accountability and learning. After the Board of…