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It is important to listen to government counterparts and to understand the local context of the country through in-depth diagnostic study. This will help in recommending suitable and context-specific solutions. Project teams should try to anticipate country requests, especially during the conduct of the diagnostic studies, for which costs can sometimes be underestimated.

Project Number: 54076-001
Project Name: Strengthening Property Tax Management to Enhance Local Revenue
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ADB has successful experiences combining good diagnostics and collaboration with DMC stakeholders with adept and integrated use of operational modalities. Also, remarkable progress in the use of technologies has been observed in the participating DMCs during implementation. These provide the basis for ADB to learn from and upscale innovative practices in DMCs, and globally. Collaboration among possible development partners to conduct joint diagnostics should be promoted for better development outcomes.

Project Number: 54076-001
Project Name: Strengthening Property Tax Management to Enhance Local Revenue
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The impact of the cross-border facility (CBF) in the project completion report. Data on traffic and trade flows in and out of Cambodia can provide a before and after assessment. This helps in determining the impact and benefits of improving a CBF.

Project Number: 43309-013
Project Name: Provincial Roads Improvement Project
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Adequate and thorough preparation at design enhances the project’s quality at entry which is critical in supporting the government’s and ADB’s priority to promote rural development and reduce poverty. Specifically, a greater consideration of the design and scope for improving disaster risk management and climate resilience could support the upgrading and rehabilitation of other infrastructures, such as roads, energy, and social services, resulting in higher development impacts.

Project Number: 40190-013
Project Name: Greater Mekong Subregion Flood and Drought Risk Management and Mitigation Project
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The existence of a national sector strategy that serves as a blueprint to identify progress and near-term and future reforms needed to grow the sector is another reason for the suitability of the PBL programmatic approach. Government coordination and ownership of reforms articulated through a series of national sector strategies are necessary to ensure that financial sector development is based on predetermined steps, with each one supported by interagency coordination to achieve broad support for reforms.

Project Number: 44263-013, 44263-015, 44263-016
Project Name: Inclusive Financial Sector Development Program
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A well-developed national structure for disaster risk management is beneficial for the success of post-disaster emergency response.

Project Number: 50181-001
Project Name: Fiji: Emergency Assistance for Recovery from Tropical Cyclone Winston
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Regular or periodic harmonization of policies is essential in a regional project in which a number of countries, with different levels of development, are engaged together to deliver regional public goods.

Project Number: 41505-012, 41507-012, 41508-013
Project Name: Second Greater Mekong Subregion Regional Communicable Diseases Control Project
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Project ownership of the government is necessary for the timely implementation and completion of the project.

Project Number: 42334-013
Project Name: Rural Roads Improvement Project
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Sustained government support needs to be cultivated to ensure the long-term success of reform efforts.

Project Number: 38421-013, 38421-023, 38421-072
Project Name: Promoting Economic Diversification Program
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Since changes brought about by national elections can have a significant impact on program implementation, programs being planned need to be discussed with key political parties at the design stage.

Project Number: 38421-013, 38421-023, 38421-072
Project Name: Promoting Economic Diversification Program
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Efficient implementation of new concepts, like the regulatory impact assessment (RIA), should be directly supported by the government by way of mandatory participation to encourage short uptake times.

Project Number: 38421-013, 38421-023, 38421-072
Project Name: Promoting Economic Diversification Program
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