IED and EBRD
This panel discussion will explore how MDBs can remain relevant and add value as client countries become more advanced. Specifically, it will examine: how MDBs can define and demonstrate additionality in increasingly mature markets; what forms of value addition matter most beyond financing; how MDBs can better capture demonstration effects, knowledge transfer, innovation, and policy influence; how engagement strategies should evolve as countries progress economically; and whether existing approaches to measuring value addition are fit for purpose in more advanced economies.
Lead Presenters
Michael Florian, Principal Evaluation Specialist (Methods Advisor), IED, ADB
Martin Schunk, Analyst, EBRD
Panelists
Ludivine Halbrecq, Alternate Executive Director and Vice-chair, Development Effectiveness Committee, ADB
Safdar Parvez, Deputy Director General, Strategy, Policy, and Partnerships Department, ADB
Rajesh Vasudevan, Principal Economist, Central and West Asia Department, ADB
Joven Balbosa, Undersecretary for International Finance Group, Department of Finance, Government of the Philippines
Moderator
Emmanuel Jimenez, Director General, IED, ADB
Session Coordinator: Myrna Fortu
