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The outcome indicators in the DMF appear to measure the socioeconomic performance of Thanh Hoa City instead of project outcomes. Increases in industrial productivity, tourist arrivals, and employment rates cannot be uniquely ascribed to interventions financed by the project and are not adequate as outcome indicators.

Project Number: 41013-013
Project Name: Thanh Hoa City Comprehensive Socioeconomic Development Project
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Appraisal estimates of FIRR as an example need to be constantly reviewed in the course of project implementation—appraisal methodological errors should not be discovered during a completion mission.Sector-level lessons. The special features of the project design needs to be further promoted where possible.

Project Number: 41013-013
Project Name: Thanh Hoa City Comprehensive Socioeconomic Development Project
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Addressing the question, “where is it available?” the ADB policy should encourage the use of country information such as audit reports (both internal audit and external audit) to provide a wider perspective on the success of the program.

Project Number: 47318-001
Project Name: Strengthened Fiscal Sustainability Program
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ADB’s policy on risk assessment and risk management should be reviewed to allow for a consistent approach within projects, programs, or even across subprograms. Risk assessment is often carried out by considering a matrix of likelihood and consequential severity to define the level of risk (individually and overall) before and after the controls or mitigation strategies are in place. The PCR template should also allow for discussion on risk to explicitly consider whether the risk mitigation strategies had been successful.

Project Number: 47318-001
Project Name: Strengthened Fiscal Sustainability Program
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No additional lessons

Project Number: 42358-013
Project Name: Greater Mekong Subregion
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The reform’s overall impact should be assessed by how much investment in road and urban water increase—which the PCR did not discuss in detail. This program might have been better designed as a sector development loan, which combine program and investment loans.

Project Number: 46220-001
Project Name: Infrastructure Sustainability Support Program
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No additional lessons

Project Number: 40061-013
Project Name: Java-Bali Electricity Distribution Performance Improvement Project
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No additional lessons

Project Number: 39293-013
Project Name: Education for Knowledge Society Project
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In addition to these identified lessons, this validation finds two additional lessons to improve project sustainability: undertake a more detailed financial evaluation of road maintenance funding to determine if financial resources are sufficient—with and without the tolling option, and

Project Number: 41121-043
Project Name: CAREC Transport Corridor I (Zhambyl Oblast Section) [Western Europe–Western People's Republic of China International Transit Corridor] Investment Program (Tranche 3)
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the business plan of the operating and maintenance company should be better analyzed to determine the validity of toll revenue assumptions.

Project Number: 41121-043
Project Name: CAREC Transport Corridor I (Zhambyl Oblast Section) [Western Europe–Western People's Republic of China International Transit Corridor] Investment Program (Tranche 3)
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Consulting contracts may need to incentivize quality and efficiency to ensure timely delivery and high-quality implementation support services.

Project Number: 41171-022
Project Name: Transport Sector Development Project
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Ensuring an early focus on sustaining government ownership, institutionalizing asset management, and improving the quality of civil works can spur continuing progress in developing a sector-based approach to transport development in the country.

Project Number: 41171-022
Project Name: Transport Sector Development Project
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Rigorous cost-benefit and financial analyses ensure the viability and efficiency of projects as well as the adjustments that must be made.

Project Number: 41171-022
Project Name: Transport Sector Development Project
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Geotechnical conditions, which are very difficult to fully assess during appraisal, can increase the cost as well as technical and commercial uncertainties associated with hydropower development.

Project Number: 37399-013
Project Name: Green Power Development Project
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A thorough impact assessment and monitoring will help mitigate the risks posed by middle-scale HPPs to the environment.

Project Number: 37399-014
Project Name: Green Power Development Project
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