Natalia Kryg, Author at EES

Advanced does not mean complete: what fifteen years of EBRD investment in more mature markets teach evaluators about additionality

by Natalia Kryg | Oct 3, 2026 | Blog, EBRD Blogs, Institutional Members' Blogs

Development finance is having a difficult conversation about where its money should go. Budgets are tightening, shareholders expect more impact from every unit of capital, and the reform agenda for multilateral development banks (MDBs) requires every...

Additionality: MDB Licence to Operate – and Licence to Be Trusted Through Evidence

by Natalia Kryg | Apr 27, 2026 | Blog, Institutional Members' Blogs

At the recent EBRD Evaluation Week 2026, the Evaluation Cooperation Group (ECG) panel on “Enhancing MDBs’ Additionality for stronger private sector resilience” returned to a familiar concept – additionality – but from a more demanding angle.1 The...

From Xi’an to Europe: Building Bridges Between Asian and European Evaluators

by Natalia Kryg | Oct 28, 2025 | Blog

Five Lessons from the Asian Evaluation Week That Resonate for Europe Authors: Natalia Kryg (krygn@ebrd.com) and Martin Schunk (schunkm@ebrd.com); European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), Independent Evaluation Department Setting the Scene Last...

Making Development Finance Count: Rethinking Additionality in a Changing World

by Natalia Kryg | May 1, 2025 | Blog

Why MDBs must double down on their added value as the world’s challenges grow more complex Author: Dr Natalia Kryg, Principal Economist, EBRD Independent Evaluation Department Contact: krygn@ebrd.com What is the real value that Multilateral Development...