This panel will offer perspectives on how multilateral development banks engage with countries, using the country partnership strategy as their main tool. The conversation will focus on tailoring these strategies to each developing country's needs, improving risk assessments, integrating private sector goals, and contributing to global and regional public goods.
Lead Presenter:
Yurendra Basnett, Principal Evaluation Specialist, IED, ADB
Panelists:
Ajith Abeysekera, Director General, Department of External Resources, Sri Lanka
Safdar Parvez, Country Director, People’s Republic of China Resident Mission, ADB
Carmen Nonay, Director, Finance, Private Sector, Infrastructure, & Sustainable Development, Independent Evaluation Group, World Bank
Prashanth Kotturi, Principal Evaluation Officer Independent Evaluation Unit, GCF
Moderator:
Charlotte Justine Diokno-Sicat, Executive Director, Board of Directors and Chair of the Development Effectiveness Committee, ADB
