In the past two decades, as public sector finance has proven insufficient to meet global development needs, private finance mobilization (PFM) has emerged as a key approach for development financing in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC). Recognizing that relying only on profits, additional…
This document defines the approach the Office of Evaluation and Oversight (OVE) will adopt in its evaluation of the work by the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) on climate change adaptation. This includes the objectives, scope, and methodology of the evaluation. At the request of the IDB…
These Guidelines seek to provide greater clarity on how OVE will conduct Independent Country Program Reviews (ICPRs), a periodic product introduced through the approval of OVE's Country Product Protocol by the Boards. The purpose of this document is to provide transparency to the Boards,…
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 Costa Rica from 2015 to 2022, spanning two strategic planning periods. This marks the sixth independent evaluation…
This Independent Country Program Review (ICPR) analyzes the strategy and program of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) Group in Brazil for the 2019-2022 period. ICPRs are independent reviews of the most recent IDB Group Country Strategy (CS) and corresponding Country Program (CP).…
This approach paper describes the evaluation methodology and criteria and evaluation questions to be used in preparing the Extended Country Program Evaluation (XCPE) Paraguay 2014-2023, as well as the team and indicative timeline. The document is structured into five sections and one annex…