Evaluatierapport (PDF, 6.47 MB) - Buitenlandse Zaken - Belgium

FINEXPO EVALUATION
Netherlands: ORIO
sustainable (i) economic, (ii) environmental and (iii) social
development” 99 . In the regulation of 2005, the overall objective of
the programme was formulated in a different way. No longer the
employment criterion prevailed, but the focus shifted towards
“sustainable economic development” and “improvement of the
business climate”. However, the regulations did not specify specific
appraisal criteria for the improvement of the business climate.
The development relevance criteria are linked to the Millennium
Development Goals, as well as to the indicators used by the
recipient country itself.
During the pre-appraisal the consultants are supposed to assess
whether the proposal is either not commercially feasible or cannot
obtain commercial financing 100
For ORIO-B countries, the development relevance and
sustainability of the activities are the main selection criteria. By
February 2010, the specific criteria were not yet available.
see
99 Description ORET/MILIEV programme 2002
100 Even if a project happens o be financially viable, financing might be problematic due to the high risk profile of some LDCs.
To the Dutch companies there is the additional problem that for this category of countries the export credit insurance company
Atradius does not provide the necessary coverage against political instability risk.
Final report – Appendix 8 – page 166