From 2002–2006, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) helped the Government of Madhya Pradesh to improve the energy sector policy and governance and promote efficiency gains and loss reduction. These efforts were coordinated with those of other development partners to maximize the value of sector reforms and physical investments.

This evaluation of four technical assistance (TA) projects with social protection elements assessed the relevance, effectiveness, efficiency, and sustainability of their social protection support.

Addressing the shortcomings in the rural finance sector meant developing an enabling environment for the sector through policy, legal, regulatory, and institutional reforms.

Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are the backbone of many developing economies in the world. Given their substantial share in national employment and gross domestic product, policy makers and development practitioners perceive them as major instruments for poverty reduction and inclusive economic growth.

At a special conference at the European Parliament in Brussels on 21 June 2017, EIB Vice-President Dario Scannapieco laid out the actions that the EU bank is taking to help manage migration to Europe and to tackle its root causes in Europe’s neighbourhood and beyond.

First EIB loan to a social housing project in Malta. A EUR 24,7 million financing to Malita investments was signed last 28 June, in Valletta, the Maltese capital.

The Economic Reform Support Program was supported by two single-tranche policy-based loans (or subprograms) amounting to $16 million: $10 million for Subprogram 1 and $6 million for Subprogram 2. The program aimed to provide short-term fiscal stimulus and support the government's long-term reform agenda for achieving higher economic growth and greater inclusion.

ADB's focus on financing infrastructure in India's lagging states helped promote inclusive economic growth, and was well aligned with the government's strategy of reducing disparities in poverty rates across states.

The Office of Evaluation and Oversight is an independent unit of the IDB, reporting directly to the IDB Board of Executive Directors. The Director of the Office of Evaluation and Oversight serves a critical role in leading the planning, implementation, and supervision of the Office's vision, goals, strategies, and work plan towards independently and objectively assessing and enhancing the efficiency, relevance, and impact of the operations of the IDBG.