This evaluation reviews the experience of the Inter-American Development Bank Group (IDB Group) with using medium- and long-term guarantees to support its clients during the period 2005 to 2020. This is the first evaluation by the Office of Evaluation and Oversight (OVE) of the guarantee…
Independent evaluation in EBRD (EvD) offers operational and strategic insights in this note from over 30 EBRD self and independent evaluations in Egypt, seven independent special studies, and two recent evaluations from Independent Development Evaluation at the African Development Bank (AfDB)…
This paper highlights key evidence-based lessons from independent evaluation reports on multilateral development banks (MDBs)’ operations in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), a region of possible, limited, and incremental expansion for the EBRD.
This Independent Country Program Review (ICPR) analyzes the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) Group's most recent Country Strategy (CS) with Belize, covering the 2013-2021 period and its corresponding country program. ICPRs assess the relevance of the IDB Group's CS and provide…
This report presents the findings of the second phase, as well as the overarching conclusions and recommendations, of an evaluation of IDB Lab performed by the Office of Evaluation and Oversight (OVE) of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB). OVE conducted the evaluation in two overlapping…
The report summarizes the results of the 2021 validation of Project Completion Reports (PCRs) and Expanded Supervision Reports (XSRs) by the Office of Evaluation and Oversight (OVE). PCRs are self-assessments of project performance by the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB); XSRs are their…