Search

Displaying 1 - 15 of 33

Lesson
Public sector reforms in Tuvalu require persistent dialogue and longer-term in-country technical assistance (TA) support.

Project Number: 50377-001
Project Name: Improved Fiscal and Infrastructure Management Program
Report Date:
Lesson
Translating public sector reforms into actual development outcomes is always challenging in a capacity-constrained public sector such as that of Tuvalu.

Project Number: 50377-001
Project Name: Improved Fiscal and Infrastructure Management Program
Report Date:
Lesson
A minimum of one year has to be allotted to power distribution rehabilitation works.

Project Number: 46390-003
Project Name: Power Distribution Improvement Project
Report Date:
Lesson
Early and/or timely engagement of key experts is critical to ensure project compliance with loan covenants.

Project Number: 46390-003
Project Name: Power Distribution Improvement Project
Report Date:
Lesson
TA enhances the sustainability of the reform process.

Project Number: 47318-001
Project Name: Strengthened Fiscal Sustainability Program
Report Date:
Lesson
Grants are particularly useful in providing immediate fiscal relief to small and fragile economies.

Project Number: 47318-001
Project Name: Strengthened Fiscal Sustainability Program
Report Date:
Lesson
Setting policy reforms as conditions for fund releases provides a useful incentive for advance reform actions.

Project Number: 47318-001
Project Name: Strengthened Fiscal Sustainability Program
Report Date:
Lesson
The government's goals were clear, leading to clear program goals. Going forward, implementation can be improved though provision of deeper, focused TA and additional engagement directly between ADB specialists and the government over extended periods of time.

Project Number: 46372-001
Project Name: Support for Myanmar's Reforms for Inclusive Growth Program
Report Date:
Lesson
The program shows that it is important to have well considered and immediately actionable support TA projects available to assist government in areas of high need, great challenge, or unfamiliarity. The three TAs implemented in support of the program reforms were effective in supporting government. The most important of these - the Support for Public Financial Management TA - is on going and should be sustained.

Project Number: 46372-001
Project Name: Support for Myanmar's Reforms for Inclusive Growth Program
Report Date:
Lesson
With the reopening of Myanmar after so many years in relative isolation, the scope of development need was massive. Clearing of arrears was only the start of development support requirements. The government was highly motivated, spurred on by the visible benefits countrywide of the change and reform agenda on which it had embarked.

Project Number: 46372-001
Project Name: Support for Myanmar's Reforms for Inclusive Growth Program
Report Date:
Lesson
Myanmar presented a unique opportunity for ADB to launch a deeply impactful, highly relevant series of supports to help the government rejoin the global economy, accelerate economic growth, alleviate poverty, and develop the foundations for the long-term sustainable growth of the economy. ADB's approach to reengagement was proactive and positive; through consultations with government, the appraisal team ascertained key drivers of reform and focused on those with high impact.

Project Number: 46372-001
Project Name: Support for Myanmar's Reforms for Inclusive Growth Program
Report Date:
Lesson
Ownership and continuity. Government leadership was strong in formulating the policy reform matrix, in coordinating policy dialogue, in mobilizing external budget support, and in formulating the program. Program reforms were championed by the Finance Minister, the permanent secretaries for Cabinet and Ministry of Finance and Economic Development, and the Australian-funded budget advisor. Their support was crucial to ensure that reforms were complete before the date that ADB's Board of Directors was to approve the grant.

Project Number: 45395-001
Project Name: Strengthened Public Financial Management Program
Report Date:
Lesson
Public enterprise reforms. In small economies like Tuvalu, there will be constraints on efforts to sell state assets and encourage new private investment as economies and markets are simply too small to attract sufficient private interest. Pragmatic and flexible approaches, likely involving some measure of experimentation, need to be adopted in order to ensure that services are not disrupted, that losses are curtailed, and that performance improvements are realized.

Project Number: 45395-001
Project Name: Strengthened Public Financial Management Program
Report Date:
Lesson
Complementary TA support. Capacity-building technical assistance support should be closely linked to policy reform matrix implementation. Capacity constraints hamper the government's ability to follow through on agreed reforms. Even though the program reform agenda was carefully prioritized and focused, the government had other policy reform matrix reforms and routine government administrative matters to attend to.

Project Number: 45395-001
Project Name: Strengthened Public Financial Management Program
Report Date:
Lesson
Medium-term policy engagement. While a single-tranche modality was selected for ADB's operation, this was embedded in a programmatic, multiyear, policy reform effort with ongoing reforms contained in the policy reform matrix supported by several partners. The reforms selected were few in number but large in potential impact. They were clearly defined, widely owned, and had time-bound milestones that triggered financial and technical support, either by ADB or by other partners supporting the government-led reform effort.

Project Number: 45395-001
Project Name: Strengthened Public Financial Management Program
Report Date: