The report highlights the evaluations of the EIB Group’s activities completed in 2016, 2017 and 2018 and the ongoing effort to foster an evaluation culture within the institution. EIB’s independent evaluators are currently looking closely at the our cohesion lending, our support for urban…
Recognition of climate change as a major global public policy challenge has grown since key concerns were raised in 1992. The G8 elevated the importance of climate change in 2005 and there have been a series of international initiatives since that time. In 2015 developed countries were urged…
In the aftermath of the Global Financial Crisis, central banks in the largest advanced countries innovated aggressively to restart growth and combat persistent deflationary risks, while policymakers elsewhere were faced by spillovers from extremely easy global liquidity conditions. This report…
As part of its 2018-2019 annual work program, the Office of Evaluation and Oversight (OVE) of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) has evaluated the Country Program with Costa Rica 2015-2018. This is OVEs fifth independent evaluation of the Banks program with Costa Rica. Costa Rica has a…
The Independent Development Evaluation (IDEV) at the African Development Bank (AfDB or “the Bank”) has conducted a comparative review of sanctions practices across five Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs): the Asian Development Bank (AsDB), the European Bank for Reconstruction and…
This evaluation assesses the Bank Group’s effectiveness and comparative advantage in fostering regional integration during FY2003–17 and draws lessons that can be used to inform future regional integration operations.