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Lesson
No new lessons.

Project Number: 35304-032, 35304-046
Project Name: Private Sector and Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises Development Program Cluster (Subprograms 1 and 2)
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Lesson
Governments and ADB should conduct a more detailed review of the studies to confirm soundness of assumptions and results. The pre-feasibility study that prepared the project design and appraised the viability of the subprojects had quality issues, given that two airport projects in Cambodia were cancelled due to poor market viability, the airport project in the Lao PDR had to be redesigned due to the need to expand scope, the site for the wastewater treatment plant in Siem Reap was not firmed up and substantial time was wasted looking for an alternative site, and others.

Project Number: 35282-013, 33434-013, 35345-013
Project Name: Greater Mekong Subregion: Mekong Tourism Development Project
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Lesson
Trade policy should include measures that increase the benefits to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) from trade, including measures to make it administratively easy to obtain certificates of rules of origin, an outreach strategy to help SMEs on trade policy developments and utilization of preferential trade agreements, and implementation of intellectual property rights that could benefit SMEs, such as geographical indications (regional trademarks).

Project Number: 35304-032, 35304-045
Project Name: Private Sector and Small and Medium-sized Enterprises Development Program Cluster (Subprograms I and II)
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Policy-based programs should be designed to reflect the capacity of the executing and implementing agencies, and policy reforms should be commensurate with the program loan or grant amount.

Project Number: 35304-032, 35304-044
Project Name: Private Sector and Small and Medium-sized Enterprises Development Program Cluster (Subprograms I and II)
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Lesson
Institutional development and engagement of stakeholders in the program are necessary for quality policy development.

Project Number: 35304-032, 35304-043
Project Name: Private Sector and Small and Medium-sized Enterprises Development Program Cluster (Subprograms I and II)
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Continuous policy dialogue and policy development are important for sustaining reforms. Under the Private Sector and Small and Medium-sized Enterprises Development Program Cluster (PSME) this was achieved through regular reviews, production of policy discussion notes, and joint work with counterparts. The post-program partnership framework (P3F) has been instrumental in maintaining the dialogue between ADB and government counterparts.

Project Number: 35304-032, 35304-042
Project Name: Private Sector and Small and Medium-sized Enterprises Development Program Cluster (Subprograms I and II)
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