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Project procurement and implementation guidelines and procedures should be firmed up prior to project start-up especially in cofinanced projects where each financing institution has its own procedures and guidelines to follow.

Project Number: 44281-013
Project Name: Kiribati: Road Rehabilitation Project
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A thorough evaluation of the implementation schedules of foreign and locally-funded projects in South Tarawa should have been determined and reviewed, overlaps identified, and coordination established between the projects and the implementing agency.

Project Number: 44281-013
Project Name: Kiribati: Road Rehabilitation Project
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Project review missions should consistently follow-up on loan covenant compliance, specifically, the development and operationalization of the project performance monitoring system.

Project Number: 41127-013
Project Name: Bihar State Highways Project
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When attaching additional ‘special features’ to a loan project, it is important to ensure that there is explicit buy in from the borrower and that specific financing is attached to each item.

Project Number: 38174-013
Project Name: Southern Gansu Roads Development Project
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Target indicators outcomes need to be well designed and specified to ensure clarity of achievements.

Project Number: 37231-013
Project Name: Punjab Irrigated Agriculture Investment Program - (Tranches 1 and 4)
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Consideration should have been given to breaking out some of the smaller project components (e.g. the groundwater and on-farm water management components and even the Punjab Irrigated Agriculture Project Preparation Facility activities) into separate projects under the Punjab Irrigated Agriculture Investment Program MFF rather than attempting to managing them together with significant civil works components.

Project Number: 37231-013
Project Name: Punjab Irrigated Agriculture Investment Program - (Tranches 1 and 4)
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For complex projects with a number of different components, activities addressing institutional reform may need to be ring-fenced from other project activities to prevent institutional reform not receiving the dedicated attention it requires.

Project Number: 37231-013
Project Name: Punjab Irrigated Agriculture Investment Program - (Tranches 1 and 4)
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Consideration has to be given to protecting against currency fluctuations immediately after loan effectiveness.

Project Number: 37231-013
Project Name: Punjab Irrigated Agriculture Investment Program - (Tranches 1 and 4)
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For projects involving significant civil works but prepared only to a feasibility study level, a realistic timeframe needs to be identified at appraisal for the recruitment of consultants and the preparation of detailed design prior to start of construction.

Project Number: 37231-013
Project Name: Punjab Irrigated Agriculture Investment Program - (Tranches 1 and 4)
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Details in loan and grant covenants should be minimized, especially those that pertain to operational aspects.

Project Number: 37049-013, 37049-023
Project Name: Integrated Citarum Water Resources Management Investment Program
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There is a need to ensure project readiness that would clearly dovetail with the planned tranches.

Project Number: 37049-013, 37049-023
Project Name: Integrated Citarum Water Resources Management Investment Program
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Designing lesser complex projects in urban development may lead to better success rates.

Project Number: 32300-013
Project Name: Kerala Sustainable Urban Development Project
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The government should do proactive or advanced land acquisition as early as possible in the project cycle, and where feasible, before loan effectiveness to help minimize project delays.

Project Number: 32300-013
Project Name: Kerala Sustainable Urban Development Project
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Limited understanding of safeguard policies and the lack of ability to identify risks and mitigation strategies significantly affect the success of projects; therefore, more rigorous due diligence and measures to address the capacity constraints of executing and implementing agencies are imperative.

Project Number: 41598-013, 41598-023
Project Name: National Capital Region Urban Infrastructure Financing Facility
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In addressing power supply constraints, it is useful to include innovative components in power distribution projects.

Project Number: 40553-013
Project Name: Energy Access and Efficiency Improvement Project
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