The corporate evaluation of ADB’s Private Sector Operations Strategic Approach and Results, 2019–2024, provides a comprehensive analysis of ADB’s efforts to scale up its private sector operations (PSO) in alignment with Strategy 2030. The report highlights the achievements and challenges since…
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) prioritizes regional cooperation and integration (RCI) to achieve sustainable growth through connectivity, trade, investments, and regional public goods. This evaluation focuses on the South Asia Subregional Economic Cooperation (SASEC) Program, the last in a…
This evaluation synthesis report (ESR): (i) captures the initial experience and lessons in setting up of the NDB ROCs for strengthened on-the-ground presence (including how they compare against the practices of peer organisations); and (ii) highlights issues that require NDB Management…
Strategy 2030 of the Asian Development Bank (ADB), approved in 2018, aims to achieve a prosperous, inclusive, resilient, and sustainable Asia and the Pacific. It has seven operational priorities, including Operational Priority 5: Promoting Rural Development and Food Security (OP5) and its…
The Independent Evaluation Office has completed the first Thematic Evaluation of the NDB-financed COVID-19 Emergency Program Loans to Brazil, China, India, Russia and South Africa, each of USD 1 billion (or equivalent) in 2020 and 2021.