This paper synthesizes the findings of 14 recent knowledge management evaluation studies and related reports from the evaluation units of six international financial institutions (IFIs) connected with the Evaluation Cooperation Group: the African Development Bank, the Asian Development Bank (ADB),...
This paper presents key lessons from the ECG workshop on Support to SMEs, held at the European Investment Bank headquarters in Luxembourg on 29th March 2012.
The provision of non-lending technical assistance (TA) by international financial institutions (IFIs) has grown steadily in recent years and has become a significant part of IFI assistance to client countries.
This report presents the findings of an examination of recent evaluative work on gender equality undertaken by select multilateral and bilateral organizations. It is the first effort to draw out lessons for evaluators on designing and implementing these types of evaluations.
To harmonize evaluation practice among ECG members and improve understanding of evaluation practices, the ECG developed and implemented Good Practice Standards (GPS) for four categories of evaluations commonly carried out by MDBs, covering governance and independence of the evaluation function;...
This note summarizes available evidence on barriers to energy efficiency and the interventions to surmount them from evaluations of the World Bank Group, Asian Development Bank, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development and the Global Environment Facility.
This publication evolved from a workshop on urban and rural water supply and sanitation which served to share ideas and bring together various perspectives from inside and outside ECG.
This paper synthesizes recent work by the independent evaluation agencies of the ECG and incorporates lessons from related research by multilateral development banks and from the academic literature on agriculture and agribusiness.
This brief note aims to inform the discussions on how to ensure biological diversity, given its vital role in providing us with a safe and enriching environment, in which poverty and disease can be reduced.
The evaluation assesses Bank Group support to client countries for development of their capital markets across the full spectrum of associated activities.
Industry competitiveness can be enhanced through several different approaches including economy wide, industry specific, or a mix of economy wide with industry specific.
Middle-income countries in Asia and the Pacific face several evolving development challenges, including poverty, inequality, unplanned urbanization, environmental degradation and climate change, low productivity and lack of competitiveness, macroeconomic instability, and insufficient economic...
The Rural Microenterprise Promotion Programme (RuMEPP) in the Republic of the Philippine implemented between 2006 and 2013, sought to address two main areas of impediments to microenterprise development – finance; and knowledge and skills.
The Comprehensive Evaluation of the Development Results (CEDR) of the African Development Bank Group (AfDB, or Bank) aims to provide an independent, credible and evidence-based assessment of development results achieved by the Bank between 2004 and 2013.
As part of its 2015-16 work plan, the Office of Evaluation and Oversight (OVE) prepared the evaluation of the Inter-American Development Bank's (IDB) country program with Trinidad and Tobago for the period January 2011-December 2015. This evaluation is OVE's third for the country.
The Independent Office of Evaluation of IFAD (IOE) undertook an evaluation synthesis on smallholder farmers' access to markets. The exercise was based on a desk review, mainly IOE evaluations conducted between 2005 and 2015, complemented by interviews and a review of external literature.
This Practice Note aims to provide guidance on the formulation of evaluation recommendations by putting forward “suggested features”. In doing so, the Note seeks to answer the following questions: Who should formulate evaluation recommendations? When should evaluation recommendations be formulated?
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.
The 2018 Annual Report on Results and Impact of IFAD operations (ARRI) presents a synthesis of IFAD’s performance and highlights results and systemic issues from independent evaluations conducted in 2017. The quantitative analysis draws on ratings from 320 evaluations conducted since 2002.
This study is an evaluation of the EBRD’s Sustainable Energy Financing Facilities. The facilities incorporate credit lines and technical assistance to financial intermediaries and sub borrowers to support energy efficiency and small scale renewable energy investments.
The EBRD has long conducted transactions with state-owned enterprises to encourage reform and transition, through a blend of finance and analytical and advisory work.
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 EBRD’s use of subsidies in projects has increased substantially over the past decade. Key drivers of growth include the financial crisis and the Bank’s expansion into new areas. The role of subsidies is likely to increase further under the Bank’s current strategic direction.
The Small Business Support Programme (SBS) has been the EBRD’s main programme to support development of small and medium enterprises since its inception in the mid-1990s. This evaluation focuses primarily on the relevance, effectiveness and efficiency of the 2011 to 2015 SBS Strategic Plan.
With a new strategic and capital framework for 2016 to 2020 in place and an operational effectiveness and efficiency initiative underway it is timely for the Bank to take stock of its field presence system. This evaluation identifies major challenges and opportunities for the Bank.