ADB Evaluation Calls for Stronger Corporate Systems to Deliver More Strategic Engagement with Upper Middle Income Countries</h1> <article> <h1>ADB Evaluation Calls for Stronger Corporate Systems to Deliver More Strategic Engagement with Upper Middle Income Countries</h1> <p>2026-06-22</p> <p>An evaluation by ADB's Independent Evaluation Department calls for reforms to better align corporate systems with strategic objectives in upper middle income countries. </p> </article> <article> <h1>Evaluation of ADB’s Engagement in Upper Middle-Income Countries: Toward an Outcome-Driven Approach</h1> <p>2026-06-22</p> <p>The share of upper middle-income countries (UMICs) among the developing member countries (DMCs) of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) has risen sharply since the early 2000s. However, ADB’s engagement has not evolved to keep pace, raising concerns about its continued relevance in these contexts. </p> </article> <article> <h1>ADB Evaluation Urges Shift to Long-Term, Tailored Support for Pacific and Other Small Island States</h1> <p>2026-06-08</p> <p>A new independent evaluation by ADB's Independent Evaluation Department calls for more tailored support to address the distinct needs of Pacific and other small island developing states, emphasizing the bank’s institutional capacity as the foundation for resilience building.</p> </article> <article> <h1>Waves of Resilience: Evaluation of ADB’s Support to Small Island Developing States</h1> <p>2026-06-08</p> <p>Small island developing states (SIDS) face a distinctive set of structural constraints, including geographic isolation, high exposure to climate, disaster, and economic shocks, limited institutional capacity, and narrow private sectors. These characteristics shape development outcomes, constrain policy options, and influence the effectiveness of external support. </p> </article> <article> <h1>Federated States of Micronesia: Health Expenditure and Livelihoods Support Program</h1> <p>2026-06-01</p> <p>The program is aimed at supporting the government’s countercyclical response to the COVID-19 pandemic by strengthening the health sector, providing economic stimulus to businesses, and expanding social protection for poor and vulnerable groups under a comprehensive national response framework. Implemented through the Asian Development Bank’s pandemic response modality, it financed priority measures that helped mitigate the pandemic’s health and socioeconomic impacts, enhance government capacity for response and recovery, and reduce adverse effects on individuals and communities.</p> </article> <article> <h1>Program Performance Evaluation on a Cluster of Results-based Lending Programs</h1> <p>2026-05-27</p> <p><strong>ONGOING EVALUATION. </strong>IED is producing a cluster of project performance evaluation reports (PPERs) of five RBL programs: two energy and one irrigation projects in Indonesia, a health and an education project in India and Indonesia. The PPERs will assess the relevance, effectiveness, efficiency, and sustainability of each RBL program, as well as the extent to which they strengthen the country systems.</p> </article> <article> <h1>Georgia: Support to Fiscal Resilience and Social Protection Reform Facility</h1> <p>2026-05-22</p> <p>The objective of this technical assistance (TA) facility was to provide comprehensive policy, institutional, and capacity-building support to the Government of Georgia to promote macroeconomic stability, fiscal resilience, and inclusive economic recovery, while protecting social spending for the most vulnerable. It was envisaged to strengthen fiscal stability through domestic resource mobilization, private sector and capital market development, public–private partnerships (PPPs), and pension reform.</p><p>This report validates the completion report's assessment of the TA.</p> </article> <article> <h1>Enhancing Effectiveness of Subregional Programs to Advance Regional Cooperation and Integration in Southeast Asia</h1> <p>2026-05-22</p> <p>The technical assistance (TA) was expected to improve the effective implementation of subregional programs, the Brunei Darussalam–Indonesia–Malaysia–Philippines East ASEAN Growth Area (BIMP-EAGA) and the Indonesia–Malaysia–Thailand Growth Triangle (IMT-GT), through three outputs: (i) strategic, sector, and institutional links and coordination between subregional programs and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) improved; (ii) project development and managing for development results enhanced; and (iii) capacities of civil servants in design and implementation of regional cooper</p> </article> <article> <h1>Marine Aquaculture, Reefs, Renewable Energy, and Ecotourism for Ecosystem Services</h1> <p>2026-05-22</p> <p>The technical assistance (TA) was designed to enhance several regional initiatives of ADB regarding ocean health, the hydrogen economy, coral reef insurance products, offshore renewable energy, and green ports. It also aimed to foster the development of commercially feasible integrated approaches toward the TA’s four key areas: marine aquaculture, reefs, renewable energy, and ecotourism services (MARES).</p> </article> <article> <h1>Innovation in Education Sector Development in Asia and the Pacific</h1> <p>2026-05-07</p> <p>The knowledge and support technical assistance (TA) aimed to help the Education Sector Group of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) establish and operate an education partnership platform (EPP) to significantly strengthen education development efforts in developing member countries (DMCs).</p><p>This report validates the completion report's assessment of the TA.</p><p>IED's overall assessment is successful.</p> </article> <article> <h1>Learning Lessons: Evaluation Insights for Shaping Crisis Response to the Conflict in the Middle East</h1> <p>2026-05-05</p> <p>The conflict in the Middle East has introduced a significant external economic risk with implications for energy prices, trade, and domestic stability across developing Asia. Multilateral development banks (MDBs) can best support their developing member countries (DMCs) affected by the crisis in the Middle East. To inform on how MDBs can best support DMCs, the Independent Evaluation Department (IED) at the ADB highlights six evaluation lessons from various recent regional and global crisis episodes.</p> </article> <article> <h1>An Evaluation of the Digital Ecosystem and Landscape Transformation at the ADB</h1> <p>2026-05-04</p> <p><strong>ONGOING EVALUATION</strong>. The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has long invested in technology to support its day-to-day operations, improve efficiency, promote collaboration, and strengthen institutional resiliency. This evaluation approach paper outlines an evaluation of ADB’s digital transformation. It will assess the design and implementation and evolution of initiatives aimed at modernizing ADB’s digital architecture, governance structure, and systems. </p> </article> <article> <h1>Independent Evaluation Finds Stable Operational Performance at ADB, Urges Stronger Poverty Reduction Measures</h1> <p>2026-04-27</p> <p>The latest evaluation by ADB's Independent Evaluation Department finds that ADB’s overall operational performance remained broadly stable in 2025, with significant variations across sectors. </p> </article> <article> <h1>2026 Annual Evaluation Review: ADB Support for Reducing Poverty and Vulnerability to Poverty</h1> <p>2026-04-23</p> <p>The 2026 Annual Evaluation Review, prepared by the Independent Evaluation Department (IED), assesses recent performance trends in Asian Development Bank (ADB) operations, including sovereign, nonsovereign, and technical assistance operations, as well as country programs. This year’s theme chapter examines the effectiveness of ADB’s strategic approaches and operations for reducing poverty and vulnerability to poverty, based primarily on findings from IED’s evaluations, as well as staff interviews, document and literature reviews, and portfolio analysis.</p> </article> <article> <h1>Regional Support to Build Disease Resilient and Energy Efficient Centralized Air-Conditioning Systems</h1> <p>2026-04-09</p> <p>The technical assistance (TA) aims to improve energy efficiency, reduce virus transmission risks, and ensure safe working conditions in public buildings in developing member countries (DMCs). The target outcome is increased use of smart centralized air conditioning (CAC) systems that meet energy efficiency and indoor air hygiene needs.</p><p>This report validates the completion report's assessment of the TA.</p><p>IED's overall assessment is successful.</p> </article> <article> <h1>Enhancing Regional Knowledge Sharing Partnerships</h1> <p>2026-04-09</p> <p>The objective of the technical assistance (TA) was to facilitate the sharing of development-related knowledge generated from the decades-long economic transformation experience of the People’s Republic of China (PRC). This knowledge and information were disseminated through the Regional Knowledge Sharing Initiative (RKSI) in developing member countries (DMCs) of ADB.</p><p>This report validates the completion report's assessment of the TA.</p><p>IED's overall assessment is less than successful.</p> </article> <article> <h1>People’s Republic of China: Support for Development of a Coordination Mechanism for Community and Home-Based Elderly Care and Health Care Services in Xiangyang</h1> <p>2026-04-01</p> <p>The technical assistance (TA) aimed to help develop a model for effective coordination between elderly care and health care services in Xiangyang Municipality, Hubei Province, People’s Republic of China (PRC), with a focus on community and home levels. It planned to deliver three outputs: (i) examine the status of coordination among care services for elderly people; (ii) produce a model for coordination between elderly care and health care services; and (iii) strengthen knowledge and management capacity in coordinating elderly care and health care services.</p> </article> <article> <h1>Support to the Implementation of Strategy 2030 Operational Plans</h1> <p>2026-04-01</p> <p>The technical assistance (TA) aimed to support ADB in (i) integrating the seven operational plans under Strategy 2030 into project designs and country partnership strategies (CPSs), (ii) strengthening the institutional capacity of developing member countries (DMCs) and fostering innovative knowledge solutions, and (iii) improving the monitoring and reporting of operational plan implementation.</p><p>This report validates the completion report's assessment of the TA.</p><p>IED's overall assessment is successful.</p><p> </p> </article> <article> <h1>Capacity Building Support to the Association of Southeast Asian Nations Financial Integration: Phase II</h1> <p>2026-03-25</p> <p>The objective of the technical assistance (TA) was to support the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) central banks in developing and implementing effective strategies and projects to achieve ASEAN financial integration. The ASEAN central banks strongly believed that capacity building was essential to reducing these gaps and enabling all members to fully participate in the financial integration efforts.</p><p>This report validates the completion report's assessment of the TA.</p><p>IED's overall assessment is less than successful.</p><p> </p><p> </p> </article> <article> <h1>India: Strategic Interventions for Economic Transformation—Strengthening Knowledge for Enhancing Development Outcomes</h1> <p>2026-03-24</p> <p>The technical assistance (TA) was designed to support India’s economic transformation by providing strategic knowledge services, policy support, and investment planning tools aimed at fostering inclusive growth, enhancing competitiveness, and strengthening private sector engagement. It was expected to help the government identify and prioritize strategic investments, support economic policy design, and build a pipeline of potential projects for external financing.</p><p>This report validates the completion report's assessment of the TA.</p><p>IED's overall assessment is successful.</p> </article> <article> <h1>Papua New Guinea: Validation of the Country Assistance Program Review, 2021–2025</h1> <p>2026-03-24</p> <p>This report by the Independent Evaluation Department of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) validates the Papua New Guinea (PNG) Country Assistance Program Review (CAPR), 2021–2025. The CAPR is ADB’s self-assessment of its country partnership strategy (CPS).</p> </article> <article> <h1>People’s Republic of China: Validation of the Country Assistance Program Review, 2021-2025</h1> <p>2026-03-23</p> <p>The Independent Evaluation Department of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) prepared this report to validate the country assistance program review (CAPR) for the People's Republic of China (PRC), 2021–2025. The CAPR and its validation complement each other by assessing ADB's engagement under the country partnership strategy (CPS) for the PRC, 2021–2025 and informing the forthcoming strategy. </p> </article> <article> <h1>Philippines: Strengthening Public–Private Partnerships in the Philippines</h1> <p>2026-03-13</p> <p>The intended impact of the technical assistance (TA) was increased private sector investment in infrastructure within the Philippines. Its envisaged outcome was improved government capacity to promote, develop, and implement environmentally sound public–private partnerships (PPP) projects in the Philippines.</p><p>This report validates the completion report's assessment of the TA.</p><p>IED's overall assessment is successful </p> </article> <article> <h1>Mongolia: Promotion of the Northeast Asia Power System Interconnection</h1> <p>2026-03-11</p> <p>The objective of the technical Assistance (TA) was to refine the initial Northeast Asia Power System Integration (NAPSI) concept and build on the earlier TA that developed NAPSI’s overall strategy.</p> </article> <article> <h1>Supporting the Implementation of the Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation Initiatives</h1> <p>2026-03-11</p> <p>The objective of the technical assistance (TA) was to address the needs of the member states and Secretariat of the Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) to advance regional cooperation and integration (RCI) among member states in select thematic areas. It aimed to produce innovative and operationally relevant knowledge solutions to critical development issues, as well as to build capacity to strengthen cooperation in addressing the region’s challenges collectively.</p> </article> <article> <h1>Performance Evaluation Report for Georgia: Sustainable Urban Transport Investment Program</h1> <p>2026-03-09</p> <p> In 2010, Georgia’s capital, Tbilisi, and other major cities were experiencing escalating urban transport challenges, characterized by congestion, deteriorating air quality, and unsafe traffic conditions. Anticipating further deterioration due to rapid urbanization, the government aimed to tackle these problems through infrastructure improvements, better transport management, and institutional reforms. </p> </article> <article> <h1>Viet Nam: Joint Stock Commercial Bank for Investment and Development of Viet Nam: Mainstreaming Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises</h1> <p>2026-03-06</p> <p>The objective of the technical assistance (TA) was to support the implementation and leverage the impacts of the loan provided by the Asian Development Bank (ADB) to the Joint Stock Commercial Bank for Investment and Development of Viet Nam (JSC BIDV/BIDV), which was approved in 2018. The TA was designed to strengthen BIDV’s capacity to better serve small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), including women-owned SMEs (WSMEs).</p><p>This report validates the completion report's assessment of the TA.</p><p>IED's overall assessment is less than successful.</p> </article> <article> <h1>Philippines: Strengthening Tax and Fiscal Policy Capacity for Inclusive Growth</h1> <p>2026-03-05</p> <p>The objective of the technical assistance (TA) was to support the establishment of the Strategy, Economics, and Results Group (SERG) under the Department of Finance (DOF) of the Philippines to provide policy-oriented analysis support for developing sound tax and fiscal policy reforms and effectively communicating fiscal and economic policy priorities with relevant stakeholders.</p><p>This report validates the completion report's assessment of the TA.</p><p>IED's overall assessment is highly successful.</p> </article> <article> <h1>South Asia Subregional Economic Cooperation Regional Energy Cooperation</h1> <p>2026-03-04</p> <p>The objective of the technical assistance (TA) was to prepare development master plans and enhance capacity development for the energy sector’s regional cooperation and integration (RCI) under the South Asia Subregional Economic Cooperation (SASEC) program. It covered seven ADB developing member countries (DMCs)–Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Myanmar, Nepal, and Sri Lanka. The TA’s expected outcome was prioritizing cross-border projects and/or programs for investment support.</p><p>This report validates the completion report's assessment of the TA.</p> </article> <article> <h1>Thematic Evaluation on ADB Support for Nature, 2015-2025</h1> <p>2026-03-02</p> <p><strong>ONGOING EVALUATION.</strong> In Asia and the Pacific, about 75% of the region’s gross domestic product is generated by sectors that are moderately or highly dependent on nature. The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has steadily integrated nature and environmental goals into its strategies. Recent actions include the approval of the Environment Action Plan 2024–2030 and establishment of innovative financing mechanisms, such as the Nature Solutions Finance Hub, Natural Capital Fund, and Ocean Resilience and Coastal Adaptation Trust Fund.</p> </article> </main></body></html>