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Technical assistance (TA) supported by a policy-based grant may be able to support small-scale reform interventions more efficiently.

Project Number: 43490-013
Project Name: Capital Market and Infrastructure Capacity Support Project
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Adjustments in ADB policies and procedures are crucial to the timely provision of ADB assistance to member countries, particularly during crisis situations

Project Number: 52030-001
Project Name: Strengthening Macroeconomic Resilience Program
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Joint engagements by development partners in policy dialogue, budget support, and the coordination and prioritization of technical assistance (TA) maximize donor assistance to developing countries.

Project Number: 52030-001
Project Name: Strengthening Macroeconomic Resilience Program
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Standalone policy-based programs/projects provide governments with enough flexibility to quickly respond to urgent development needs.

Project Number: 52030-001
Project Name: Strengthening Macroeconomic Resilience Program
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Targets should be realistic and reflective of outcome level intended results.

Project Number: 50254-001
Project Name: South Asia Subregional Economic Cooperation Customs Reform and Modernization for Trade Facilitation Program
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Selecting policy actions that within the purview of the executing agency (EA) will facilitate implementation.

Project Number: 50254-001
Project Name: South Asia Subregional Economic Cooperation Customs Reform and Modernization for Trade Facilitation Program
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Long-term ADB engagement with the government provides a solid foundation for the design and implementation of reforms.

Project Number: 50254-001
Project Name: South Asia Subregional Economic Cooperation Customs Reform and Modernization for Trade Facilitation Program
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Continuous community consultation, benefit sharing, and interagency coordination are vital to create social acceptance for SLS construction. The Nepalgunj SLS construction was successful due to continuous community engagement, cooperation among political leaders, and early implementation of a community development program targeted to community living near the SLS. The SLSs in Janakpur and Siddharthanagar had to be dropped, however, as nearby communities did not allow their construction.

Project Number: 42161-013
Project Name: Integrated Urban Development Project
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In future, project design consultant’s scope of work should include assessment of background and technical information for underground existing utilities. The project had initial design delays and design modifications during implementation mainly due to unavailability of existing utilities’ underground information such as by plan profile and as-built drawing. Final DSC designs were not always comprehensive. This required variations for most contracts, resulting in both start-up delays and contract modifications.

Project Number: 42161-013
Project Name: Integrated Urban Development Project
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The country’s restructuring affected GESI institutional structure adopted through GESI operational guidelines and requires revision of GESI operational guideline to align with federal structure. Although MOUD has instituted GESI operationally, other structures do not exist after restructuring of MOUD and its department to align with the country’s new federal structure.

Project Number: 42161-013
Project Name: Integrated Urban Development Project
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Financial management staff’s inclusion in review missions will be key to ensuring improved financial performance of future projects. Neither the ADB project team nor PCO could decipher financial management requirements and covenant quantifications due to the absence of financial management staff in review missions. The team failed to follow up on audit opinions and recurrent issues, leading to recurrence of the same issues and delays in submitting the APFS. This improved only after inclusion of a financial management staff toward the end of the project.

Project Number: 42161-013
Project Name: Integrated Urban Development Project
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Close coordination with other development banks, such as the World Bank, the government’s clear infrastructure priorities and plan, and its good relationship with a neighboring country is crucial to ensure project readiness, availability of funds, and timely implementation of the project.

Project Number: 38347-022
Project Name: Tonga–Fiji Submarine Cable Project
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For a sector such as ICT, with limited skills, expertise, and private sector involvement especially in a small country, project financing provides an opportunity for development banks, such as ADB, to leverage its development objectives. These include promoting private sector participation, improving public service delivery, and strengthening institutions. Infrastructure projects are only a means to achieve development outcomes and impacts. This is a principle that most infrastructure project designs could be based on.

Project Number: 38347-022
Project Name: Tonga–Fiji Submarine Cable Project
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Limited availability of local inputs and technical know-how affects project implementation and sustainability.

Project Number: 38423-022
Project Name: Raising Incomes of Small and Medium Farmers Project
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Project targets and indicators need to be specific and measurable and should fully consider the project inputs.

Project Number: 49320-001
Project Name: Cyclone Pam School Reconstruction Project
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