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There are limits to what could be done during preparation for the highway upgrade project which itself will likely experience some difficulty during the early years of commercial operation. Several aspects of the ensuing project, which justify some concern at the time of TA loan implementation, relate to (i) the importance of financial sustainability of the expressway and of VEC more generally—for maintenance of the road, management of operations, and fulfillment of debt-service obligations (PCR para.

Project Number: 33307-023
Project Name: Greater Mekong Subregion: Kunming–Haiphong Transport Corridor—Noi Bai–Lao Cai Highway Technical Assistance Project
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Project Number: 28708
Project Name: South Asia Regional Apex Fund
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Project Number: 43087-013, 43087-023
Project Name: Crisis Recovery Support Program
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Project Number: 42529-013, 42529-023
Project Name: Growth Recovery Support Program
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Project Number: 40272-013, 40058-013
Project Name: Second and Third Development Policy Support Programs
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There was no technical assistance attached to the program. Prior to the loan, however, technical assistance was provided for sector programs that provided technical inputs for the program design on decentralization and state audit systems, and capacity building in infrastructure development for the National Committee for the Acceleration of Infrastructure Development (KKPPI).

Project Number: 39605-013
Project Name: Development Policy Support Program
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The project was well designed. It adopted an effective implementation arrangement under which communities, facilitated by district-level public works services and assisted by village organizers, select and design the priority infrastructures. This promoted strong ownership among the participating communities and developed their capacities for planning and development.

Project Number: 39597-013
Project Name: Rural Infrastructure Support Project
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Project Number: 39127
Project Name: Earthquake and Tsunami Emergency Support Project
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The need for ADB to focus more on sectors in which it has substantial experience, from which it can draw from during the relatively fast pace of processing and implementing an emergency project. Also, given limited resources, sector selectivity is important to ensure a significant impact. Moreover, emergency project designs should likewise incorporate provisions for O&M of project facilities to ensure their sustainability.

Project Number: 39099-013
Project Name: Tsunami Emergency Assistance Project
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Special measures need to be taken with respect to timing, cost estimations, and availability of contractors in a difficult conflict environment. Lessons learned from the resettlement component needed to be included.

Project Number: 37136-012, 37136-013
Project Name: Regional Airports Rehabilitation Project (Phase 1)
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Careful consideration should be given as to whether a project is really qualified for processing under emergency support modalities. In this case, the time saved from rushed preparation was subsequently lost in delays and other problems in implementation.

Project Number: 37075-013
Project Name: Andkhoy–Qaisar Road Project
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Project management and monitoring during implementation, especially during the initial stages, is also important. This is because at these stages, more data and information on conditions become available and enable changes to be made to the design to mitigate unforeseen factors that may risk the outcome.

Project Number: 36673-013
Project Name: Emergency Infrastructure Rehabilitation and Reconstruction Project
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The primary lesson is that emergency support requires additional focus on planning and thorough preparation despite the usual time constraints. Given that conditions in such a situation are often uncertain and unreliable, project design needs to be robust to be able to deliver critical relief to the affected population.

Project Number: 36673-013
Project Name: Emergency Infrastructure Rehabilitation and Reconstruction Project
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Project Number: 35144-012, 35144-013
Project Name: State Audit Reform Sector Development Program
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Project Number: 34113
Project Name: Small and Medium Enterprise Export Development Project
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