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With the government’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic severely affecting MSMEs, risks from further implications and possible pandemics in the future need more attention in the program’s assessment moving forward.

Project Number: 48134-001, 48134-006, 48134-007
Project Name: Stepping Up Investments for Growth Acceleration Program (Subprograms 1, 2, and 3)
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In implementing the PPPs and in establishing the PPP unit, specific actions could have been better emphasized to ensure that such projects are affordable to the poor and that these are gender and socially conscious. Providing varied financing mechanisms for different forms of PPPs—such as viability gap funding, availability-based, and Islamic bond financing—were innovations that could be repeated in future projects.

Project Number: 48134-001, 48134-006, 48134-007
Project Name: Stepping Up Investments for Growth Acceleration Program (Subprograms 1, 2, and 3)
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It is important for Indonesia to focus on improving the procedures to enable micro, small, and medium enterprises—the basis of the Indonesian economy—not only to start a business but also to expand the existing ones

Project Number: 48134-001, 48134-006, 48134-007
Project Name: Stepping Up Investments for Growth Acceleration Program (Subprograms 1, 2, and 3)
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Complex projects are better designed and implemented if there is a clear government sector plan that is fully supported both at the national and provincial levels. This was demonstrated by the country’s railway development plan and its financial allocations. The national government successfully reached out to private banks for cofinancing, and the provincial governments had a strong buy-in through their smooth implementation of land acquisition and resettlement plan.

Project Number: 35354-013
Project Name: Lanzhou–Chongqing
Railway Development Project
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The series of interlinked sector development programs operating with the framework of the government’s education sector policies and plans has proven effective in supporting government secondary education reforms. This long-term approach has provided consistent support and certainty to a long and complex reform agenda that successfully extended the secondary school cycle while simultaneously supporting broadened access and improved quality and efficiency.

Project Number: 40368-022
Project Name: Secondary
Education Sector Development Program
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Understanding and addressing the needs of all those involved in the sector. The health system requires two types of personnel: (i) health services providers; and (ii) administrative personnel responsible for planning, budgeting, resource allocation, and monitoring. Both need to be involved.

Project Number: 47137-003, 47137-006
Project Name: Health Sector Governance Program (Subprograms 1 and 2)
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Intersector coordination. ADB involvement in the financial sector facilitated dialogue with and support from the MOF and ensured better harmonization of the financial systems from different sectors. This support from one key sector, for instance, reinforced effectiveness of the reforms and is likely to enhance the sustainability of the program.

Project Number: 47137-003, 47137-006
Project Name: Health Sector Governance Program (Subprograms 1 and 2)
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Incorporating capacity development (whenever and wherever needed) as an integral part of project design results in a more holistic development approach. At the beginning of the project, the MEW was institutionally weak, and the Hari Rud RBA did not exist. The project spent $7.5 million in loan and grants funds for capacity development.

Project Number: 36252-013
Project Name: Western Basins Water Resources Management Project
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A better understanding of the institutional capacity and security risks in fragile and conflict-affected countries is essential to ensure project preparedness. Major changes in scope and implementation delays, including possible cancellations, are expected. Project processing can take more time as a result of unanticipated security concerns in post-conflict situations, frequent changes of government counterparts, and a lack of response from executing agencies. Building capacities and strengthening institutions is essential.

Project Number: 42094-032
Project Name: Energy Sector Development Investment Program—Tranche 2
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3. Achieving durable reforms in public finances require a sustained commitment over time, which involves a combination of policy and legislative reforms, institutional change and strengthening, and the introduction of new technologies. The decade-long partnership between the West Bengal state government and ADB indicates a time frame and a level of commitment required to achieve results.

Project Number: 49209-001
Project Name: Second West Bengal Development Finance Program
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The West Bengal state government’s experience in formulating and implementing MTEFs supports the view that these frameworks are valuable tools in helping governments translate development priorities into planned multiyear budget expenditures. Over time, MTEFs can contribute to the improvement of budget transparency, predictability, and expenditure efficiency.

Project Number: 49209-001
Project Name: Second West Bengal Development Finance Program
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A financially sound institution dedicated to finance projects in renewable energy subsector, with the national government’s support, signals country’s strong commitment to achieve its goals in the subsector. This, together with favorable regulatory environment, is instrumental in providing the right incentives to attract private investors and other development partners and foster the rapid deployment of renewable energy in a country.

Project Number: 46268-002
Project Name: Clean Energy Finance Investment Program (Tranche 1)
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In-depth review of each social welfare program effectiveness is needed for consolidation and possible termination. The review could assess whether the targeting mechanisms adopted have ensured that the benefits go to the poor and vulnerable population or misused. Social welfare spillovers could result in suboptimal outcomes. Otherwise, a more sophisticated targeting approach could be undertaken.

Project Number: 50302-001
Project Name: Social Welfare Support Program Phase 2
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It is important to use existing mechanisms, where possible, to enable the delivery of rapid support to affected communities during a disaster emergency response.

Project Number: 50181-001
Project Name: Fiji: Emergency Assistance for Recovery from Tropical Cyclone Winston
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Capacity development efforts for urban local bodies/governments need to consider the promotion of operational efficiency (i.e., operating ratio and nonrevenue water), and capacity to collect revenues in relation to existing service-level provision.

Project Number: 40031-033
Project Name: Rajasthan Urban Sector Development Investment Program - Tranche 2
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