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...
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...
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...
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...