Natalia Kryg, Author at EES https://europeanevaluation.org European Evaluation Society Wed, 20 May 2026 16:52:46 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.9.7 Additionality: MDB Licence to Operate – and Licence to Be Trusted Through Evidence https://europeanevaluation.org/2026/04/27/additionality-mdb-licence-to-operate-and-licence-to-be-trusted-through-evidence/ Mon, 27 Apr 2026 07:43:04 +0000 https://europeanevaluation.org/?p=19751 At the recent EBRD Evaluation Week 2026, the Evaluation Cooperation Group (ECG) panel on “Enhancing MDBs’ Additionality for stronger private sector resilience” returned to a familiar concept – additionality – but from a more demanding angle.1 The discussion made clear that the challenge today is not only how additionality is defined, but how credibly it […]

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]]> From Xi’an to Europe: Building Bridges Between Asian and European Evaluators https://europeanevaluation.org/2025/10/28/from-xian-to-europe-building-bridges-between-asian-and-european-evaluators/ Tue, 28 Oct 2025 08:34:11 +0000 https://europeanevaluation.org/?p=18883 Five Lessons from the Asian Evaluation Week That Resonate for Europe Authors: Natalia Kryg (krygn@ebrd.com)  and Martin Schunk (schunkm@ebrd.com); European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), Independent Evaluation Department   Setting the Scene Last September, EBRD-IEvD had the privilege of joining the 10th Asian Evaluation Week (AEW) in Xi’an, China. Over four days, more than […]

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]]> Making Development Finance Count: Rethinking Additionality in a Changing World https://europeanevaluation.org/2025/05/01/making-development-finance-count-rethinking-additionality-in-a-changing-world/ Thu, 01 May 2025 07:21:25 +0000 https://europeanevaluation.org/?p=18189 Why MDBs must double down on their added value as the world’s challenges grow more complex   Author: Dr Natalia Kryg, Principal Economist, EBRD Independent Evaluation Department Contact: krygn@ebrd.com   What is the real value that Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs) bring to development finance? For years, the answer has centred on a single word: additionality. […]

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