This document presents a synthesis of the main findings and lessons learned from evaluations completed in 2025 and published in early 2026, as well as from Project Completion Validation Reviews (PCVRs) conducted between 2023 and 2025. Together, these sources provide a consolidated view of the evidence emerging from the Caribbean Development Bank's recent evaluation portfolio.The evaluations and PCVRs offer important insights into what is working well, where challenges persist, and what lessons can be drawn to strengthen future programming. They provide evidence for the Bank, its Borrowing Member Countries (BMCs), and the Board of Directors to inform decision-making, enhance development effectiveness, and strengthen the design and implementation of future interventions.
Consolidated Line of Credit: Bank of Saint Lucia Limited (2020)
Financial Services
Project Completion Validation Report
Complete
Saint Lucia
Summary
In October 2009, the Caribbean Development Bank approved a loan in the amount of USD20 million (mn) to Bank of St. Lucia Ltd (BOSL) to assist in providing finance to the productive sectors, including loans to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and student loans. The main objectives of the project were to increase the availability of medium and long-term credit for financing technically and economically viable Agricultural and Industrial Credit (AIC) projects, in the agriculture and fishing industry, service and tourism sectors; and strengthen St. Lucia’s human resource capacity, through the provision of Student Loan Scheme (SLS) funding for tertiary level training and skills upgrading at the technical, vocational and professional levels.
