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Evaluation Resources
December 2012
Validates the completion report’s assessment of the program which aims to support the government of Viet Nam’s efforts to enable the development of alternative channels of market-based financial intermediation. IED overall assessment: Successful
December 2012
This Learning Curves provides an overview of the evaluation on ADB’s microfinance development strategy. The study had two objectives: assess the performance of the ADB’s microfinance assistance, and build knowledge on the effectiveness of microfinance in reducing poverty based on ADB’s experiences.
December 2011
Validates the completion report’s assessment of the project which aims to promote private sector investments in rural and agro-based businesses by providing credit in Viet Nam. IED overall assessment: Successful.
October 2008
This issue of the Learning Curves looked into the performance of ADB's public and private sector assistance related to the development of policy, legal and regulatory framework and institutions for stock and bond markets from 1986-2006.
September 2008
The special evaluation study evaluates the performance of ADB's public and private sector assistance related to the development of policy, legal and regulatory frameworks, and institutions for stock and bond markets from 1986 to 2006.
July 2007
Successful Projects in the Finance Sector 2003-2006 is a condensed reference on "successful" ADB projects on finance sector as evaluated by the Independent Evaluation Department.
July 2007
This issue of the Learning Curves summarizes the evaluation on the private sector development and operations to assess the degree to which PSOD is pursuing its objectives, the effectiveness and efficiency of its operations and extent of ADB's value
November 2006
These case studies focused on the use of geographic and household targeting to channel funds to poor regions or deliver benefits to poor households. However, extending its use to investments projects aimed at poverty reduction does not seem appropriate because interventions need to be tailor-made based on a thorough understanding of the primary causes of poverty in the particular project areas.
May 2006
This special evaluation study examines how rural poor selected strategies to rise out of poverty, how various factors influenced their selection of the strategies, how sustainable the poverty exit was, and how effective poverty reduction interventions have been.
November 2005
This report evaluates the performance of the Rural Credit Project aimed to improve household income, expand rural employment, and strengthen the rural financial system in Viet Nam.