Micro, small- and medium-sized enterprises are the economic backbone of many developing countries and emerging economies. The latest issue of the Connecting The Dots series from EBRD's Independent Evaluation Department is a deep dive into evaluation evidence on what makes SME financing…
This document presents the evaluation conducted by the Office of Evaluation and Oversight (OVE) of the Country Program of the Inter-American Development Bank Group (IDBG) with Paraguay for the 2014-2023 period, spanning two strategic planning periods. This Extended Country Program Evaluation (…
In 2023, IDEV remained committed to its triple mandate: fostering learning, accountability, and an evaluation culture within the Bank and its Regional Member Countries. IDEV delivered 14 evaluation products that contributed to the work of the AfDB by providing insights on what worked well and…
The objective of this evaluation is to analyze to what extent policy-based lending in the IDB has contributed to its dual objectives of (i) improving debt and liquidity management by providing beneficiary countries with flexible, liquid, and timely funding to meet their financing needs; and (…
This Independent Country Program Review (ICPR) analyzes the IDB Groups country strategy and country program with Argentina during the 2021-2023 period. The ICPR is intended to strengthen the accountability of the IDB Groups work in the country, providing the Board of Executive Directors with…