India, Oct. 22 -- A new evaluation by the Asian Development Bank's (ADB) Independent Evaluation Department (IED) calls for a strategic shift in ADB's engagement in Kazakhstan. ADB should leverage its successful project-level investments and fully tap its diverse tools-lending modalities, knowledge work, capacity building, and policy dialogue-for an integrated approach that drives deeper engagement and tackles both urgent and systemic development challenges.
This message is reflected in thecountry assistance program evaluation (CAPE), the first of its kind for Kazakhstan. It is a comprehensive review of ADB's support to the country from 2012 to 2024, during which ADB's engagement with Kazakhstan focused on persistent development challenges,...