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Lesson
Active engagement with key government agencies is important. It can provide the much-needed oversight and intervention to facilitate the resolution of unexpected design and implementation issues emerging from project implementation. These especially concern issues that ADB has very limited control.

Project Number: 42414-033
Project Name: Sustainable Urban Transport Investment Program (Tranche 2)
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Lesson
Changes in scope and implementation arrangements are often needed to make projects responsive to changes in government and policy directions. The changes in the ruling party and restructuring of the government in 2012 and 2016 led to changes in the policy directions on higher education. To remain responsive and aligned with the government’s policy, minor changes were made to the project scope and implementation arrangements.

Project Number: 43007-023
Project Name: Higher Education Reform Project
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Government changes can disrupt institutional continuity. The national election in 2012 resulted in a change in the ruling party and the subsequent appointment of new directors and staff in the implementing agency. Additional time had to be devoted to building capacity and awareness of the project. Several components under the project were canceled because of changes in government priorities.

Project Number: 42414-013, 42414-045
Project Name: Sustainable Urban Transport Investment Program - Tranche 5 and MFF
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All expenditures allocated to a single cost category should be allocated to a single cost center.

Project Number: 44304-013, 44304-014, 44304-015
Project Name: Microfinance Expansion Project
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Lesson
Discussing financial management and reporting requirements at program inception, as well as timely communication with EAs/IAs and the inclusion of the relevant specialist in review missions are essential to minimizing financial management shortcomings.

Project Number: 37139-053
Project Name: Uttarakhand Power Sector Investment Program - Tranche 4 and MFF
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Lesson
Timely and sustained communication with EAs/IAs is essential to resolving financial management and reporting issues.

Project Number: 37139-023
Project Name: Uttaranchal Power Sector Investment Program - Tranche 1
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