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Thorough consideration of the local construction market and existing prices will contribute to more reliable project cost estimates.

Project Number: 43439-013, 43439-023, 43439-033
Project Name: Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation Corridor 2 (Mangystau Oblast Sections) Investment Program (Multitranche Financing Facility and Tranche 2)
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Including utility shifting in the bill of quantity items to be undertaken by contractors could help ensure the timely delivery of road projects.

Project Number: 44427-013
Project Name: Chhattisgarh State Road Sector Project
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Early feasibility studies can be important mechanisms to assess institutional gaps, ensure alignment of the outputs and indicators with future proposed actions, and make any adjustments to the TA approach and the DMF as appropriate.

Project Number: 45419-001
Project Name: SASEC Subregional Energy Efficiency Initiative
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Continuity of actions and decisions is bolstered when there are regional coordination bodies to disseminate information and continue momentum.

Project Number: 45419-001
Project Name: SASEC Subregional Energy Efficiency Initiative
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Adopting a longer-time frame for a TA involving cross-border cooperation helps fulfill the member countries’ respective processes and requirements, including continuous facilitation support.

Project Number: 47107-001
Project Name: South Asia Subregional Economic Cooperation CrossBorder Power Trade Development
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The need for language translation/interpreting services should be discussed upfront to ensure resources are allocated if required and to factor in associated requirements/delays into the planning and implementation schedule.

Project Number: 50318-001
Project Name: Fostering the Development of Renewable Energy
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Based on further information provided by ERCD, understanding the additional costs (beyond external review fees) would help in identifying the reasons why there was no second-round issuance (which affects reputation if green status is lost) even though issuers have already invested heavily to establish proper internal system to monitor use of proceeds and provide post-issuance reporting.

Project Number: 50057-001
Project Name: Promoting Green Local Currency-Denominated Bonds for Infrastructure Development in ASEAN+3
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The way the lesson was formulated in the TCR could be improved (it is stated more like an issue rather than lesson learned). But lessons can be inferred that addressing reputational risk and additional costs for meeting green bonds requirements, ensuring a certain level of market maturity, and establishing clear regulations by market regulators are necessary conditions to the successful attainment of the TA objectives.

Project Number: 50057-001
Project Name: Promoting Green Local Currency-Denominated Bonds for Infrastructure Development in ASEAN+3
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While the SASEC EE roadmap and action plan were approved and the implementation guidelines were formulated, the SASEC and Sri Lanka regional coordination center needs to be created as recommended to ensure continuity in the actions, consistency and fairness in the implementation of the various EE programs, and that a proper dissemination of the results obtained is systematically implemented and cumulative benefits will result from the implementation of the SASEC EE roadmap and action plan.

Project Number: 45419-001
Project Name: SASEC Subregional Energy Efficiency Initiative
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Countries have shown a lot of interest and commitment for cross-border power trade activities. However, such activities take longer time to fulfill their respective processes and requirements and continuous facilitation support.

Project Number: 47107-001
Project Name: South Asia Subregional Economic Cooperation CrossBorder Power Trade Development
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They also identified a lack of local currency green bond issues and the absence of investors with responsible investment mandates as reasons for the immaturity of green bond markets.

Project Number: 50057-001
Project Name: Promoting Green Local Currency-Denominated Bonds for Infrastructure Development in ASEAN+4
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There are concerns on the additional costs associated with green bond issuances, as well as reputational risk if their bonds lose their green status

Project Number: 50057-001
Project Name: Promoting Green Local Currency-Denominated Bonds for Infrastructure Development in ASEAN+4
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Furthermore, clear regulatory guidance from relevant market regulators are seen as key to promote sustainable finance in ASEAN+3.

Project Number: 50057-001
Project Name: Promoting Green Local Currency-Denominated Bonds for Infrastructure Development in ASEAN+4
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