This is the fourth time that OVE is evaluating the IDB’s program with Nicaragua. The evaluation will contribute to the preparation of the IDB Group’s new country strategy, which will replace the current strategy (document GN-2683, 2012). The evaluation brings an independent vision to an…
This Country Program Evaluation (CPE) assesses the IDB Groups relationship with the country during the 2014-2018 country strategy period and provides recommendations that will allow IDB Management to forge a new relationship with the incoming administration. Chile has one of the highest per…
Lending through financial intermediaries, widely known internally as “credit lines,” has been a significant part of the Bank's operations since its inception. Credit lines have allowed it to reach larger numbers of smaller borrowers than possible through direct lending, and alongside…
The transport sector is a key enabler of economic growth and transition in the region and investment in the sector has been central to the Bank’s strategy and operations since its inception in 1992. This is a review of the Bank’s 2013 Transport Sector Strategy and resulting operations; it is…
Mobilizing private capital has been central to the Bank’s core transition mandate since its founding, and to achieving major recent institutional commitments such as supporting the SDGs, climate resilience, and inclusion. Significantly greater private investment, both domestic and foreign, is…
This study evaluates projects in the Russian rail sector conducted between 1996 and 2013. The portfolio represents €1.8 billion in EBRD investments supported by €6 million in technical cooperation initiatives. The projects are examined for their relevance to the EBRD's mandate,…