Parallel Session 13: How to improve small firms’ access to bank finance? Evaluation insights from the EIB, the EBRD and the ADB

Participants will learn how multilateral banks support small firms through instruments such as credit lines or portfolio guarantees, and explore how evaluations can help improving these programs, enabling these institutions to deliver stronger economic impact: higher growth and employment.

Panelists: 
Aron Gereben, Evaluation Team Leader, EIB 
Gabriele Fattorelli, Director, Corporate and Thematic Evaluation Division, IEvD, EBRD 
Gloria Paniagua, Senior Evaluation Specialist, IED, ADB

Moderator:  
Ashwani Muthoo, DG, IEO, NDB