Policy-Based Lending at the Inter-American Development Bank

The objective of this evaluation is to analyze to what extent policy-based lending in the IDB has contributed to its dual objectives of (i) improving debt and liquidity management by providing beneficiary countries with flexible, liquid, and timely funding to meet their financing needs; and (ii) strengthening fiscal management, economic and sector frameworks, and the provision of public services by supporting policy and institutional reform in client countries. The assessment of policy-based lending in the IDB is timely, given the importance and increased need to foster reform and improve the development effectiveness of IDB operations and the proposed changes to the instrument under discussion in 2024.