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Continued implementation of regular reform programs even under crisis situations demands a strong partnership between ADB and the government. This program continued and strengthened ADB’s support to improve the country’s macroeconomic performance under the Economic Stabilization Program initiated by the government in 2019. Sustained implementation of the program allowed the government to continue with policy reforms while fighting the pandemic.

Project Number: 52049-001, 52049-003
Project Name: Trade and Competitiveness Program – Subprograms 1 and 2
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The absence of a project performance management system created difficulties in estimating the project’s economic benefits. A project performance management system would provide data on which to base more accurate EIRR estimates and the development impacts of road projects.

Project Number: 40075-023, 40075-033, 40075-043
Project Name: National Trade Corridor Highway Investment Program
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Well-developed, in-house expertise in appraising infrastructure subprojects, business development, risk management, and monitoring supported by good governance contributes significantly to effective implementation of an infrastructure financing facility. Over the years, IDCOL demonstrated this type of institutional capacity especially in power subprojects.

Project Number: 42180-013
Project Name: Second Public–Private Infrastructure Development Facility
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Adequate risk assessment and provisions for mitigation measures on safeguards at design stage are critical requirements for project readiness. Oftentimes, these prerequisites (e.g., analysis on the need for land acquisition), if not sufficiently done, could contribute to implementation delays. Such analysis could include appropriate assessment of project target areas, including land availability, as well as meeting the pertinent social safeguards prior to site access and/or civil works.

Project Number: 40534-013
Project Name: Second Crop Diversification Project
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Improved readiness assessment is essential to avoiding implementation issues arising from inexperienced project technical and administrative staff and project managers. Under the project, the lack of experienced staff required capacity building during implementation that divided staff’s focus and resulted in problems in document processing until the project staff were able to fully understand work procedures and requirements.

Project Number: 39405-013
Project Name: Dhaka Water Supply Sector
Development Program
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The participation of relevant agencies, effective communication of their role, and broader consultations on possible implementation arrangements at project design ensure effective and efficient inter-agency coordination and project implementation. Under the project, instead of taking full responsibility as the IPIU, UPJN only deployed some staff to the IPIUs and was charging administrative fees for their role including remuneration of their staff that ADB had refused.

Project Number: 39405-013
Project Name: Dhaka Water Supply Sector
Development Program
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More extensive advertisement of bids could help maximize the participation of qualified bidders, specifically for complex procurement and large contracts.

Project Number: 44192-016
Project Name: SASEC Second Bangladesh-India Electrical Grid Interconnection Project
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ADB’s enhanced capacity building and proactive guidance and support to EAs/IAs help provide enough experience to deal with complex bidding processes and prolonged contract negotiations.

Project Number: 44192-016
Project Name: SASEC Second Bangladesh-India Electrical Grid Interconnection Project
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Subloan processing and disbursement need to be fast enough to allow for subborrower commercial operations to gain traction before the start of loan repayment

Project Number: 45273-001
Project Name: Financing Brick Kiln Efficiency Improvement Project
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It is important to conduct sufficient and in-depth consultations during project preparation to gather inputs to fit the project design to stakeholder and market needs.

Project Number: 45273-001
Project Name: Financing Brick Kiln Efficiency Improvement Project
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Irreversible policy reforms stay relevant despite program completion or changes in government.

Project Number: 47015-001, 47015-002, 47015-003
Project Name: Sustainable Energy Sector Reform Program (Subprograms 1, 2, 3)
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Providing analytical and financing support through policy-based lending is effective in maintaining the momentum and sustaining the impact of reforms.

Project Number: 47015-001, 47015-002, 47015-003
Project Name: Sustainable Energy Sector Reform Program (Subprograms 1, 2, 3)
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Investment decisions in a new sector need to be informed by a careful assessment of the risks in that sector.

Project Number: 42180-013
Project Name: Second Public-Private Infrastructure Development Facility
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Coordination among all stakeholders is important in making green finance sustainable.

Project Number: 42180-013
Project Name: Second Public-Private Infrastructure Development Facility
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Independent auditors’ opinions should adequately address all the aspects of the loans’ financial covenants.

Project Number: 42180-013
Project Name: Second Public-Private Infrastructure Development Facility
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