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It is important for the project management unit to have local presence and partnerships established in the areas where the project is to be developed, and representatives with local language ability. This will facilitate project design both through local knowledge of existing community needs and also through stronger stakeholder engagement, consultation, and acceptance of the project.

Project Number: 49325-003
Project Name: Northern Province Sustainable Fisheries Development Project
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Integrating the local capacity and existing fishing practices in project design helps in improving the efficacy of project components and approaches. Local fishermen in the Northern Province are not well equipped to take full advantage of large infrastructure such as a fishery harbor. Their boats and gears do not allow for the type of large-scale multiday fishing operation that is to benefit from the harbor. Landing sites and anchorages are better suited to their immediate operation needs.

Project Number: 49325-003
Project Name: Northern Province Sustainable Fisheries Development Project
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Road maintenance funds could be prudently raised by exploring the wider use of road user charges, ringfencing revenues from road or fuel taxes, and/or by including provisions for maintenance in road reconstruction contracts. Incorporating a performance-based maintenance contract for road routine maintenance could improve the funding sustainability of road maintenance. This concept is useful in assisting agencies with low level of institutional and financial capacity to help preserve road assets’ maintenance and reduce the cost of future rehabilitation and reconstruction works.

Project Number: 43439-023, 43439-033, 43439-013
Project Name: CAREC Corridor 2 (Mangystau Oblast Section) Investment Program (Tranche 2 and Multitranche Financing Facility)
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Greater consideration on the road safety and maintenance during planning and design stage increases the benefits of a road project and enhances its sustainability over time. For instance, building the capacity of implementing agencies to better implement road safety action plans and programs contributes to enhancing road safety policies and facilitate a more effective road programs and safer road environment. Ensuring that road safety regulations and standards are well implemented is also crucial in strengthening the road quality management

Project Number: 43439-023, 43439-033, 43439-013
Project Name: CAREC Corridor 2 (Mangystau Oblast Section) Investment Program (Tranche 2 and Multitranche Financing Facility)
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Project management and supervision key to success. When a project includes components with high level of implementation uncertainties, adequate provision for project management and supervision could help to mitigate the risks. While beyond the control of the project, the frequent turnover of key officials in the PRM agencies and national political changes affected continuity of the project implementation.

Project Number: 38356-013
Project Name: Fiscal Management Efficiency Project
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Instead of implementing 13 modules sequentially across all government spending agencies, it could be more suitable to do it in a phased manner: implement each module, test and finalize for one agency, and then replicate to others. The demand on staff time and efforts in a modular approach would have been more manageable, and quick successes would have helped sustain morale and commitment.

Project Number: 38356-013
Project Name: Fiscal Management Efficiency Project
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Due consideration to realistic timeline and risk mitigation. The project was designed to be completed in 4 years but after 10 years, it is still incomplete. The timeline of 4 years at appraisal seems over-optimistic. In particular, the following factors should also be considered in this type of projects: (i) bridging language barriers, (ii) knowledge of local accounting regulations, and (iii) adequacy of locally based technical staff. Assessment of these factors and incorporation of corresponding risk-mitigation measures could help minimize delays in project implementation.

Project Number: 38356-013
Project Name: Fiscal Management Efficiency Project
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Extra attention needed for project implementation involving large-scale activities for information and communication technology. A distinct feature of the project is the implementation of two large-scale ICT-related components, RAMIS and ITMIS. Compared to hard infrastructure projects, the project involved less well-defined activities for system customization, configuration, re-development and testing, which usually require adequate implementation time to ensure the quality of final products.

Project Number: 38356-013
Project Name: Fiscal Management Efficiency Project
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Sustained ownership of and commitment to tax administration-related activities. Tax administration modernization typically has one key stakeholder and one key objective of increasing tax revenues, which is a tangible gain. In contrast, PFM modernization has many key players and the benefits of more efficient PFM, in the form of reduced administrative costs, are less tangible. In this project, the RAMIS component demonstrated better performance than the ITMIS component.

Project Number: 38356-013
Project Name: Fiscal Management Efficiency Project
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Expertise in information and communication technology key for public financial management projects. On support from ADB during loan processing and administration, a strong One-ADB team could provide timely advice to the government, the consultants, and the contractors on implementation. Such a team should comprise members with expertise in key subjects. In this project, an ICT expert could help the executing agency’s project preparation and implementation at the early stage.

Project Number: 38356-013
Project Name: Fiscal Management Efficiency Project
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Midterm review and appraisal for additional financing are opportune times to revise and enhance the project DMF indicators and baselines.

Project Number: 37381-013, 37381-023
Project Name: Dry Zone Urban Water and Sanitation Project
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Capacity development is imperative in enhancing sustainability.

Project Number: 37381-013, 37381-023
Project Name: Dry Zone Urban Water and Sanitation Project
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Indicators that measure medium-term lending and sustainability could provide better measurements toward initiating a more sustainable access to SME medium-term lending.

Project Number: 44060-024
Project Name: Small and Medium Enterprise Investment Program (Tranche 2)
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Regulatory bottlenecks need to be appraised rigorously and continuous policy dialogue with relevant government agencies should have been undertaken by ADB.

Project Number: 44060-024
Project Name: Small and Medium Enterprise Investment Program (Tranche 2)
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Constraints to small and medium enterprise (SME) financing should have been fully identified at appraisal and addressed in the design.

Project Number: 44060-024
Project Name: Small and Medium Enterprise Investment Program (Tranche 2)
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