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…
This is the second country strategy and programme evaluation carried out in the United Mexican States by the Independent Office of Evaluation of IFAD. It covers the partnership between the Government and IFAD from 2007 to 2018. During this period, IFAD has invested in seven projects and…
Mobilisation of incremental private sector finance by the multilateral development institutions has always been formally at the core of their public purpose. In some it is explicitly established as a central objective; EBRD’s Articles specifically do so, as do the founding Articles of the…
This report presents an evaluation of nine infrastructure projects promoting cross-border connectivity, eight in transport and one in energy. It assesses their overall performance, but gives particular emphasis to their intended and observable impact on cross-border connectivity and…
This is an EvD cluster evaluation of the mining portfolio in Mongolia since EBRD operations began in 2006 and involved a review of the themes emerging from 14 private sector projects. The mining sector in Mongolia is critical to the economy, representing around 27% of GDP, 19% of state budget…
This paper provides EvD’s initial contribution to the Management review as directed by a first-ever “Independent External Evaluation of EBRD's Evaluation System” (Kirk Report). It consolidates analysis, findings and recommendations that EvD has largely provided in other contexts and that…