Publications
Mid-Term Evaluation of the IMF’s Anti-Money Laundering and Combating the Financing of Terrorism Thematic Trust Fund (Phase III)
SEO Amsterdam Economics was commissioned by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to assess the performance and strategic direction of the third phase of the IMF’s Thematic Trust Fund for Anti-Money Laundering and Combating the Financing of Terrorism (AML/CFT). This mid-term evaluation shows how the Trust Fund performed thus far in strengthening the capacities of IMF member countries to mitigate the macroeconomic consequences of money laundering and terrorist financing.
2025-176
Policy evaluation of the budgetary instrument “Natural Capital and Greening the Financial Sector”
Commissioned by the Dutch Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, Food Security and Nature (LVVN), SEO Amsterdam Economics, in collaboration with NewForesight, evaluated the budgetary instrument Natural Capital and Greening the Financial Sector.
2025-129
The insurance costs of climate change
Climate change increases the intensity and frequency of natural disasters such as heat waves, forest fires, and floods. The large and rising costs of such disasters increase the risk that homeowners will no longer be able to insure themselves against such events.
2025-154
External Evaluation of the Dutch Fund for Climate and Development
At the request of the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA), SEO conducted an external evaluation of the Dutch Fund for Climate and Development (DFCD), in cooperation with our partner MDF.
2024-51
Mid-term evaluation of the Global Tax Program (GTP)
The World Bank (WB) commissioned SEO Amsterdam Economics to conduct a mid-term evaluation (MTE) of its Global Tax Program (GTP). The evaluation team concluded that the GTP is a well-managed programme and has thus far performed well against the OECD-DAC evaluation criteria, despite operational challenges caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.
2022-150
Mid-term evaluation Revenue Mobilization Thematic Fund (RMTF)
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) commissioned SEO Amsterdam Economics to conduct a mid-term evaluation (MTE) of its Revenue Mobilization Thematic Fund (RMTF). The evaluation team concluded that the RMTF is well-managed and has thus far performed well against the OECD-DAC evaluation criteria, despite operational challenges caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.
2022-129
Independent assessment of the AGRI3 Fund proposal
At the request of the Inclusive Green Growth Department (IGG) of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA), SEO has conducted an independent assessment of the request for funding related to the AGRI3 Fund Grant Proposal
2019-76
Making health businesses healthier
PharmAccess' holistic approach to the Healthy Business Development Programme has helped reduce clinical, business and financial gaps among SMEs in the Kenyan private health sector.
2021-36
Evaluation of FMO’s Capacity Development Fund ‘B-CD’
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) of the Netherlands commissioned SEO Amsterdam Economics to carry out the evaluation of the B-CD Capacity Development Fund, which was managed by the Dutch Development Bank (FMO) during 2015-2020.
2020-74
Evaluation of PUM Netherlands Senior Experts Programme, 2017 – 2020
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) of the Netherlands commissioned SEO Amsterdam Economics to carry out an evaluation of PUM Netherlands Senior Experts, a volunteer organisation founded in 1978.
2021-22