Evaluation of the European Union’s Support to Private Sector Development in Third Countries

Commissioned by the Evaluation Unit in the Directorate-General, Development and Cooperation of the European Commission, it assesses European Union’s support to private sector development (PSD), aims at providing an overall independent assessment of the EU’s past and current cooperation for PSD and at identifying key lessons with a view to improving its strategies and programmes. It covers the five OECD-DAC evaluation criteria.

Related Documents

• Evaluation of the European Union’s Support to Private Sector Development in Third Countries - Annexes 1 and 2
• Evaluation of the European Union’s Support to Private Sector Development in Third Countries - Annex 3
• Evaluation of the European Union’s Support to Private Sector Development in Third Countries - Annexes 4 to 10

Evaluation of the European Union’s Support to Private Sector Development in Third Countries - Annexes 4 to 10

Commissioned by the Evaluation Unit in the Directorate-General, Development and Cooperation of the European Commission, it assesses European Union’s support to private sector development (PSD), aims at providing an overall independent assessment of the EU’s past and current cooperation for PSD and at identifying key lessons with a view to improving its strategies and programmes. It covers the five OECD-DAC evaluation criteria.

Evaluation of the European Union’s Support to Private Sector Development in Third Countries - Annex 3

Commissioned by the Evaluation Unit in the Directorate-General, Development and Cooperation of the European Commission, it assesses European Union’s support to private sector development (PSD), aims at providing an overall independent assessment of the EU’s past and current cooperation for PSD and at identifying key lessons with a view to improving its strategies and programmes. It covers the five OECD-DAC evaluation criteria.

Evaluation of the European Union’s Support to Private Sector Development in Third Countries - Annexes 1 and 2

Commissioned by the Evaluation Unit in the Directorate-General, Development and Cooperation of the European Commission, it assesses European Union’s support to private sector development (PSD), aims at providing an overall independent assessment of the EU’s past and current cooperation for PSD and at identifying key lessons with a view to improving its strategies and programmes. It covers the five OECD-DAC evaluation criteria.

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