EIB to support Greek businesses through National Bank

The European Investment Bank (EIB) and the National Bank of Greece (NBG) have signed a financing agreement guaranteed under the Investment Plan for Europe (also known as the “Juncker Plan”), to channel an amount of up to EUR 200 million to small and medium-sized enterprises (“SMEs”) and medium-sized companies (“Mid-Caps”) in Greece. The financing is provided through a private placement of covered bonds issued by the NBG with the European Investment Bank.

Evaluation Knowledge Assistant, IDEV AfDB

Independent Development Evaluation at the African Development Bank is recruiting an Evaluation Knowledge Assistant. It concerns a full-time staff position based at the AfDB Headquarters in Abidjan. Please see the link to the vacancy notice:
 
English: http://idev.afdb.org/en/page/idev-job-opportunities
French: http://idev.afdb.org/fr/page/offres-demploi
 
The deadline to apply is 17 August.

IDEV Evaluation Week

The ambitious African transformation agenda cannot be achieved without effective monitoring and evaluation at the national, regional and continental levels. Monitoring and evaluation are also important sources of evidence and learning, about what has worked, what has not, and why.