The 2023 Annual Report by the Office of Evaluation and Oversight (OVE), Contributions from Evaluation toward Improving the Bank's Development Effectiveness, highlights findings and lessons from the different evaluations and products conducted throughout the year. It also presents work…
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…
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.
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…