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Financing requirements for the project should have been firmed up from the beginning considering that there were other cofinanciers. It took some time before the EU actually signed the contribution agreement with ADB and this was identified by the midterm review mission as one issue for the project. While it was anticipated that the EU would sign the agreement by June 2011, it was signed only in 2012. This caused delays in the implementation of specific subprojects to be funded out of the EU contribution.

Project Number: 43381-012
Project Name: Second Road Improvement (Sector) Project
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A thorough evaluation of the executing agency capacity’s, especially in providing the required counterpart staff. This is to maximize the knowledge and skills transfer from the consultants to the national staff, and to enable the national staff to manage future projects and maintain existing infrastructures. Under the project, MID was unable to mobilize the required number of counterpart staff resulting in the national consultants assuming their roles in the project.

Project Number: 43381-012
Project Name: Second Road Improvement (Sector) Project
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Greater project management capacity is necessary. MOTC and IPIG were effective in delivering the purely physical side of the project—the 75 km road civil works being completed within budget and the project’s closing date being extended to rehabilitate an additional 6 km village road using unutilized funds. However, the executing agency was not fully appreciative of the broader project design, including the nonphysical outputs and the importance of environmental safeguards, consultation, and monitoring.

Project Number: 42399-013
Project Name: CAREC Transport Corridor 1 (Bishkek–Torugart Road) Project 2
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The accident rate on the project roads was an indicator for the achievement of the project outcome. However, data were unavailable and improvements in road safety could not be assessed quantitatively. The appraisal design should have arranged a way of obtaining accident data.

Project Number: 41656-012
Project Name: Lao People’s Democratic Republic: Northern Greater Mekong Subregion Transport Network Improvement Project
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No new lessons

Project Number: 38196-013
Project Name: Northern Power Transmission Expansion Sector Project
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Project design should be thorough, realistic in cost and time estimation, and in the delivery of target outputs.

Project Number: 35377-013, 35377-023
Project Name: Regional Road Development Project
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The two project components—addressing port sector policy, institutional, and regulatory issues; and preparing the technical and economic feasibility study for the SHDP— were combined into one consultancy contract. Of the total 288 person-months, 12 person-months (less than 5%) were directly allocated for JCT business reorganization and corporatization. The bulk (225 person-months) was allocated for PPP and/or engineering works or what could also be considered as PPP transactional services.

Project Number: 33019-013
Project Name: Colombo Port Efficiency and Expansion Project
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Emphasizes the value of undertaking a comprehensive baseline study in the project management cycle and a not too complicated and ambitious project design.

Project Number: 37530-013
Project Name: Rural Development Project
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No new lessons

Project Number: 36455-013
Project Name: Central Yunnan Roads Development Project
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Need to improve access of local communities to the project road. This was noted by the PCR mission in its foray to the local communities. The secondary roads connecting local communities to A380 were not rebuilt to provide better and safe access to the main roadway. The provision for cattle crossings would have further enhanced road safety and should have been considered in the road design.

Project Number: 42107-023
Project Name: Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation Corridor 2 Road Investment Program (Tranche 1)
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No new lessons

Project Number: 42496-013
Project Name: Emergency Assistance for Wenchuan Earthquake Reconstruction Project
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A combined program and project loan can work successfully together with careful management.The implementation of various reforms, such as performance-based school management, aschool-based assessment system, strengthened management information systems, andparticularly the decentralization of DSHE at all levels, requires intensive follow-up andsupervision by the MOE to maintain the positive gains made.

Project Number: 37307-013
Project Name: Secondary Education Sector Development Program
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No new lessons

Project Number: 39669-013
Project Name: CAREC Regional Road Project
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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
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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
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