EIB joins European Mobility Week
The EIB is taking part in European Mobility Week (16-22 September), which seeks to improve public health and quality of life by promoting clean mobility and sustainable urban transport.
Sustainable policy: Bridging the Atlantic
We may be an ocean apart, but we face many common challenges: tackling climate change, managing new technologies, lowering inequality and avoiding new economic crises and stagnation. This is why the EIB joined up with the University of Columbia, Société Générale, and SUERF to host a conference on Sustainable Policy Responses: EU and US perspectives in New York 20-21 September.
Maldives: Economic Recovery Program
The Economic Recovery Program in Maldives aimed for the recovery and sustainable growth of the economy over the medium term by supporting structural reforms. It sought to create greater fiscal space in the government budget by diversifying the tax base and rationalizing expenditures, improving debt management, and privatizing state-owned enterprises. This evaluation assessed the program successful overall although the sustainability of some outcomes was considered less than likely.
Indonesia: Coral Reef Rehabilitation and Management Project Phase II
This report presents the findings of an evaluation of Indonesia’s Coral Reef Rehabilitation and Management Project (COREMAP) Phase II.
Unleashing Small and Medium-sized Enterprises in Asia and the Pacific: ADB Evaluation
Poor access to finance and a difficult business environment are holding back Asia and the Pacific’s SMEs from contributing to the creation of economic wealth for development. An evaluation by ADB's IED provides solutions.
Chair’s Summary of the Committee Discussion on 24 April 2018
This paper documents the Chair's Summary of the Development Effectiveness Committee (DEC) discussion held on 24 April 2018. The commitee discussed the 2017 Annual Portfolio Performance Report.
Making Evaluation Work at the Country Level – Marvin Taylor-Dormond
Opening Message by Marvin Taylor-Dormond, Director-General, Independent Evaluation Department, Asian Development Bank, during the 2018 Asian Evaluation Week, 10-14 September 2018, in Chengdu, People’s Republic of China
Lending for Policy Reforms is Critical for Development in Asia and the Pacific: ADB Evaluation
A new evaluation by the ADB’s Independent Evaluation Department finds policy-based lending is helping to meet country financing needs, but it is delivering uneven results on reform outcomes, which needs attention.
Sustainable Development Goals: Aspirations, Role of Parliaments and the Potential of Evaluation – Marvin Taylor-Dormond
Keynote Address of Marvin Taylor-Dormond, Director General, Independent Evaluation Department, ADB during the EvalColombo 2018 “Responsible Parliament: Embracing Evaluation for Agenda 2030”, 17-19 September 2018, Sri Lanka