Search

Displaying 1 - 15 of 18

Lesson
The program grant enabled the Revenue Equalization Reserve Fund (RERF) drawdown to be reduced in 2014 and expedited reforms. Ongoing actions under the post-program partnership framework can be combined into a multi-year matrix linked to ongoing budget support. The program also highlighted the importance of partnership (with government and other development partners) through creation of a joint policy matrix.

Project Number: 47314-001
Project Name: Strengthening Fiscal Stability Program: Program Completion Report
Report Date:
Lesson
The grant pre-conditions were an incentive for the government to reform state owned enterprise (SOE) governance and operation and improve management of government revenue, expenditure, assets, and liabilities. An ongoing ADB technical assistance (TA) was timely in supporting SOE reforms that preceded and continued after grant release.

Project Number: 47314-001
Project Name: Strengthening Fiscal Stability Program: Program Completion Report
Report Date:
Lesson
Even if funds were available, delays in the implementation of the CRRP were inevitable because existing government policies obstructed smooth implementation of the CRRP programs, projects, and activities (PPAs). Examples of such policies are procurement laws and land use policies. Some policies may have to be reviewed to meet post- disaster recovery related needs, and other mechanisms established to speed up post-disaster public procurement.

Project Number: 47337-001
Project Name: Emergency Assistance for Relief and Recovery from Typhoon Yolanda
Report Date:
Lesson
Given that the government planned to withdraw the loan proceeds based on its financing needs to support CRRP implementation, and the lack of a definite schedule for disbursements, close coordination between ADB and the government was crucial. This ensured ADB's timely release of funds when needed.

Project Number: 47337-001
Project Name: Emergency Assistance for Relief and Recovery from Typhoon Yolanda
Report Date:
Lesson
Processing of the emergency loan before the government finalized its Yolanda Recovery and Rehabilitation Plan (YRRP, called the Comprehensive Rehabilitation and Recovery Plan or CRRP in its final form) provided the government with the certainty of funding, and ensured the effectiveness of CRRP implementation. ADB worked with the government in the design and monitoring framework of the CRRP.

Project Number: 47337-001
Project Name: Emergency Assistance for Relief and Recovery from Typhoon Yolanda
Report Date:
Lesson
Greater use of the post-program partnership framework can be highly instrumental in supporting the sustainability of reforms under the program.

Project Number: 43396-014, 43396-013
Project Name: Increasing Competitiveness for Inclusive Growth Program (Subprograms 1 and 2): Program Completion Report
Report Date:
Lesson
Adoption of rigorous impact evaluation was highly useful in assessing the impact of pilot program before successfully rolling out JobStart Philippines nationally.

Project Number: 43396-014, 43396-013
Project Name: Increasing Competitiveness for Inclusive Growth Program (Subprograms 1 and 2): Program Completion Report
Report Date:
Lesson
Experimenting new strategies with pilot projects is essential for proper understanding and building stakeholder support for potential policy reforms.

Project Number: 43396-014, 43396-013
Project Name: Increasing Competitiveness for Inclusive Growth Program (Subprograms 1 and 2): Program Completion Report
Report Date:
Lesson
Thorough understanding of the capacity and readiness of the executing and implementing agencies along with proper timing and sequencing are imperative for reform success.

Project Number: 43396-014, 43396-013
Project Name: Increasing Competitiveness for Inclusive Growth Program (Subprograms 1 and 2): Program Completion Report
Report Date:
Lesson
Policy-based programs can achieve better outcome through carefully sequenced high-impact crosscutting structural policy reforms along with a set of deeper sector-specific structural policy reforms.

Project Number: 43396-014, 43396-013
Project Name: Increasing Competitiveness for Inclusive Growth Program (Subprograms 1 and 2): Program Completion Report
Report Date:
Lesson
Continuous policy dialogues and developments are crucial for advancing and sustaining the implemented reforms. The program accomplished this through periodic policy reviews, timely policy dialogue, providing appropriate technical assistance, being responsive to the changes of macroeconomic circumstances and government priorities, and effective coordination with other development partners.

Project Number: 43396-014, 43396-013
Project Name: Increasing Competitiveness for Inclusive Growth Program (Subprograms 1 and 2): Program Completion Report
Report Date:
Lesson
Under LGFGR2, the government adopted legal, policy, and institutional measures, and established supporting infrastructure. Many of the concepts were relatively new and therefore required extensive consultation and coordination to ensure stakeholders' understanding, acceptance, and adoption of the new measures. Substantial technical assistance (TA) support was necessary to ensure that best practices were incorporated and then consolidated throughout implementation to achieve the intended results.

Project Number: 42208-013, 38264-013
Project Name: Second Local Government Finance and Governance Reform Program - Subprograms 1 and 2: Program Completion Report
Report Date:
Lesson
Flexibility in design. Fiscal decentralization is the process of decentralizing revenue raising and expenditure of moneys to a lower level of government while maintaining financial responsibility. The process is complex and involves major changes to the legal and regulatory framework, institutional arrangements, and human capacity. Hence, sufficient time must be allocated to program implementation. Design flexibility is also a key consideration.

Project Number: 42208-013, 38264-013
Project Name: Second Local Government Finance and Governance Reform Program - Subprograms 1 and 2: Program Completion Report
Report Date:
Lesson
The adoption of the National Action Plan for Fiscal Decentralization (NAPFD) by the Ministry of Finance (MOF) laid the foundation for developing the Directorate General (DG) Fiscal Balance's blueprint for institutional transformation. The policy design of the blueprint has also benefited from inputs by ADB and other donors. Through the development of this blueprint, the government now has a set of long-term objectives to guide and shape medium-term policy design and implementation. ADB is currently a member of an informal development partners working group on decentralization.

Project Number: 42208-013, 38264-013
Project Name: Second Local Government Finance and Governance Reform Program - Subprograms 1 and 2: Program Completion Report
Report Date:
Lesson
Simplification. Institutional capacity within the government remains constrained. It is essential that ADB programs are as simple as possible in clarity of the policy agenda and ease of administration. Fewer policy actions with a tighter focus on the most important measures would assist and can help to avoid dilution of focus.

Project Number: 45032-001
Project Name: Public Financial Management Reform Program
Report Date: