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Promoting private sector development and undertaking critical structural reforms that address the deficiencies and weaknesses of the system require a stable macroeconomic environment

Project Number: 47099-002, 47099-004
Project Name: Investment Climate Reforms Program (Subprograms 1 and 2)
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Strengthening the financial sustainability of Tajikistan’s power sector requires the enforcement of adequate tariffs and effective change management.

Project Number: 43150-022
Project Name: Regional Power Transmission Project
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An independent regulator is necessary to ensure adequate electricity tariffs in Tajikistan.

Project Number: 43150-022
Project Name: Regional Power Transmission Project
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Target outputs need to be specific and measurable to enable effective monitoring and supervision during implementation and reliable performance evaluation at completion.

Project Number: 43150-022
Project Name: Regional Power Transmission Project
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Participating financial institutions (PFIs) achieve all the number and volume targets in terms of disbursing a credit line (as it is their core activity), but then fall short on achieving a strategic shift towards the project’s qualitative objective, which in this case was to build a strong relationship between the PFIs, the smart green energy solutions suppliers, and the borrowers for the provision and adoption of green finance, as well as making the PFIs’ loan officers semi-experts on smart green energy solutions products, technologies, quality standards and specifications, supplier asse

Project Number: 45229-001
Project Name: Access to Green Finance Project: Project Completion Report
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A short repayment schedule can cause liquidity shortages for participating financial institutions and affect the ongoing disbursement of green finance loans. With monthly repayments on a 3-year loan and approved sub-loan terms of up to 5 years, a maturity mismatch can occur, which is what appears to have happened with Arvand.

Project Number: 45229-001
Project Name: Access to Green Finance Project: Project Completion Report
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Agreed. Strong field office support helps to facilitate smooth and efficient project implementation and delivery.

Project Number: 46502-001
Project Name: Trade and Transport Facilitation in the Pacific
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A carefully developed TOR for consultants during the project planning and design stage ensure that the contract is set up in a most efficient way.

Project Number: 46502-001
Project Name: Trade and Transport Facilitation in the Pacific
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The lifting of regulatory standards, the development of a project pipeline and the development of strategic trade and transport facilitation implementation plans help to direct government focus for budget allocation. Donors and the private sector are motivated to invest in areas where strategic development has already commenced, and where strategic plans are in place that have a coordinated long-term focus, and which can clearly demonstrate positive project outcomes.

Project Number: 46502-001
Project Name: Trade and Transport Facilitation in the Pacific
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Agreed. A large turn-out from all the Pacific DMCs at the workshop, including finance ministries and maritime and aviation authorities culminated in strong ownership and commitment to delivering new projects. Regional workshops are an affective mechanism for soliciting stakeholder participation in the Pacific and can culminate in strong ownership and commitment to delivering new projects.

Project Number: 46502-001
Project Name: Trade and Transport Facilitation in the Pacific
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Agreed. Maintaining continuity in the course of TA implementation by utilizing the consultant team most familiar with the project can result in benefits from knowledge building. Furthermore, knowledge sharing initiatives provide a mechanism to facilitate information exchange that can result in successful project outcomes.

Project Number: 46502-001
Project Name: Trade and Transport Facilitation in the Pacific
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Agreed. Furthermore, the UNESCAP previously piloted a TTFMM in South Asia. The approach was replicated under this TA project for Output c. The application of well-executed methodologies used in other comparable regions is a positive example of knowledge sharing and replication. It is also important to adopt the approach piloted in other region by fully customizing the approaches that are applicable to the region of the interest, which for this TA project was the Pacific region.

Project Number: 46502-001
Project Name: Trade and Transport Facilitation in the Pacific
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Agreed. The soliciting of stakeholder buy-in and support is an important aspect of project design, implementation, and delivery. A proper understanding of the demands being made on local players to provide information and any cultural issues with information sharing can help to develop buy-in to facilitate smooth project facilitation. At times, incentives may be required to assist local players to overcome barriers to cooperation.

Project Number: 46502-001
Project Name: Trade and Transport Facilitation in the Pacific
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Agreed. A large turn-out from all the Pacific DMCs at the workshop, including finance ministries, maritime and aviation authorities fostered interest in the project and facilitated knowledge sharing and contributed to project outcomes. A high turnout at workshops with multi-sector representatives from many DMCs helps to foster knowledge sharing and develop awareness, adoption and uptake of TA project initiatives building institutional capacity and driving and guiding national or sector guidelines.

Project Number: 46502-001
Project Name: Trade and Transport Facilitation in the Pacific
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The TA project was cofinanced by the Japan Fund for Poverty Reduction and ADB through theThe TCR did not comment on the mechanism used to update cofinancing partners on progress toward key milestones and developments of the TA project. It is important to keep stakeholders engaged and informed during the project implementation. This is especially true when a project has a long implementation timeframe.

Project Number: 46502-001
Project Name: Trade and Transport Facilitation in the Pacific
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