This evaluation examines a critical and long-standing issue for IMF lending: how well have IMF-supported programs been able to sustain economic activity while delivering adjustment needed for external viability? Lessons from this evaluation are particularly relevant as many countries seeking…
This report presents the findings of the first phase of an evaluation of IDB Lab, which until 2018 was known as the Multilateral Investment Fund (MIF). The mandate for this independent evaluation stems from the second capital replenishment of the MIF (MIF III), which…
A crisis like no other. The COVID-19 pandemic triggered an unprecedented global public health and economic crisis, with a tragic loss of over 3 million lives around the world and over
140 million confirmed cases thus far. The ensuing economic fallout has also been severe, with global…
This evaluation is in response to a request from the Boards of Executive Directors of the IDB and IDB Invest for OVE to independently examine the MICI policy and its implementation pursuant to the requirement established in the respective policies of each institution. The aim of this…
This Independent Country Program Review (ICPR) covers the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) Group's country strategy (CS) and program in Trinidad and Tobago (T&T) over the period 2016-2020. ICPRs assess the relevance of a CS and, data permitting, provide aggregate information on…
This independent country program review (ICPR) covers the Bank's country strategy with Guatemala and the Guatemala country program during the period 2017-2020. ICPRs assess the relevance of the country strategy and provide additional information on the alignment and execution of the…