Evaluating private sector interventions for development

Additionality, the condition that MDB interventions have a positive impact on development, while not crowding out other market participants, by supplying inputs – financial and non-financial – which cannot be provided better from other sources, has recently gained increased attention, both from M

As a major crisis is unfolding in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic, many international finance institutions have deployed emergency packages involving intermediated lending, guarantees, and other forms of support to help small and medium enterprises to get through the downturn.

Participants will learn about the opportunities, challenges and methods of evaluating MDBs ability to mobilize private capital for development. 

The session will share recent analytical work on evaluating blended finance, including an assessment of key concepts used in blended finance evaluation, and an exploration of methods for evaluating blended finance modalities. 

Participants will (i) learn from a  practical example where the “ten-steps” methodology was used along with the Impact Investment Framework to support country led monitoring and evaluation system for private sector interventions; (ii) learn about existing opportunities to enhance the monitoring a