The Centre for Development Evaluation and Social Science Research (CREDI) is an independent, non-profit and non-partisan think tank aimed at strengthening the evidence-based culture in BiH and the Western Balkans region. We do it by producing high-quality program and policy evaluations, as well as research in social sciences, using the state-of-the-art methodological approaches. We expect that our work will contribute to improving the efficiency of a wide range of projects, programs, policies and organizations. We are also committed to building evaluation capacity in the country through a series of training programs that we offer to evaluators and policymakers.
CREDI participated in the Second Macro-Peer Learning Event, organized by the World Bank North Macedonia within the EU Trust Fund for Strengthening Fiscal Governance in the Western Balkans. The event took place in Podgorica on September 29–30, bringing together representatives of ministries of finance, central banks, fiscal councils, and leading think tanks from across the…
From September 18–19, 2025, the regional conference “Farming the Future: Smart Agriculture in the Western Balkans” was held in Belgrade, bringing together experts, policymakers, researchers, and practitioners from across the region. The conference focused on key challenges and opportunities in the agricultural sector, including the adoption of smart technologies, digitalization of farming practices, sustainable production,…
As part of the WB-MIGNET P2P Scenario-Building Exercise held in May 2025, regional experts assessed future migration trends in the Western Balkans, identifying key drivers, forecasting their likely evolution, and proposing policy responses. Their insights provide a nuanced view of both immigration and emigration dynamics over the next 15 years. IMMIGRATION: Western Balkans as an…
CREDI will act as a partner for Bosnia and Herzegovina in a new regional initiative implemented in cooperation with GAP Institute. The project builds on GAP Institute’s Green Industrial Policy (GIP) Framework for the Western Balkans, developed over the past year with the support of Open Society Foundations. The framework shows that addressing climate change…
