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The use of ADB loans for land acquisition and resettlement (LAR) needs to be carefully studied and advances made in this regard need to be closely monitored.

Project Number: 33307-023
Project Name: GMS Kunming-Haiphong Transport Corridor - Noi Bai-Lao Cai Highway Project
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Minimizing the risk of implementation delays in ADB transport infrastructure projects in Viet Nam requires strong prequalification procedures, appropriate contract packaging, and the development of a robust national contracting industry.

Project Number: 33307-023
Project Name: GMS Kunming-Haiphong Transport Corridor - Noi Bai-Lao Cai Highway Project
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More detailed design and cost estimates and the incorporation of well-studied price increase projections in project contingencies will minimize the risk of cost overruns.

Project Number: 33307-023
Project Name: GMS Kunming-Haiphong Transport Corridor - Noi Bai-Lao Cai Highway Project
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Having specific performance indicators dedicated to improving FI’s operational and financial management helps ADB foster its development objectives, while improving FI’s institutional capacity. Specifically, the performance indicators on safeguards compliance help ADB improve FI’s ESMS, thereby, mainstreaming ADB’s environmental and social objectives in infrastructure projects that FIs implemented.

Project Number: 46268-002
Project Name: Clean Energy Finance Investment Program (Tranche 1)
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Another lesson is that strong partnership and greater collaboration among FIs and stakeholders support the strengthening of financial supervision and risk management monitoring. Due diligence on the FI’s institutional capacity prior to loan approval, led to develop a complementary TA, which in turn supported in improving FI’s operational and financial management. ADB’s additional financing served as leverage to pursue recommendations from the TA, aimed to improve the FI’s financial and operational performance.

Project Number: 46268-002
Project Name: Clean Energy Finance Investment Program (Tranche 1)
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Particularly for loans, in-depth review on a borrower’s credit performance and the sector context, as part of the due diligence assessment, is vital for recognizing potential financial risks. Analytical measurements on financing risks (e.g., adequacy of capital ratio, contingent liabilities), risk allocation options, and risk management monitoring, for example, are key factors that enhance credit appraisal and help develop a well-structured financing scheme and related covenants.

Project Number: 46268-002
Project Name: Clean Energy Finance Investment Program (Tranche 1)
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A financially sound institution dedicated to finance projects in renewable energy subsector, with the national government’s support, signals country’s strong commitment to achieve its goals in the subsector. This, together with favorable regulatory environment, is instrumental in providing the right incentives to attract private investors and other development partners and foster the rapid deployment of renewable energy in a country.

Project Number: 46268-002
Project Name: Clean Energy Finance Investment Program (Tranche 1)
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Exercising greater care in estimating traffic demand projections is of utmost importance. Overly optimistic forecasts of traffic volumes can stem from using outdated or arbitrary parameters and unrealistic assumptions. For instance, elasticity values of road transport demand may have changed over time. Also, the use of national GDP as a proxy for economic activities at the regional or local level could result in unrealistic traffic forecasts. Both of these could lead to an overly designed project.

Project Number: 39176-013
Project Name: Road Network Development Program (Multitranche Financing Facility and Tranche 4)
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Program preparation stage benefits from upfront capacity development. Specifically, institutional capacity assessment of executing and implementing agencies at the onset is vital in planning for appropriate measures to support the agencies during the program. Technical assistance for capacity building helps complement such assessments by filling in gaps in capacity to enhance their financial, procurement, and technical capacity skills.

Project Number: 39176-013
Project Name: Road Network Development Program (Multitranche Financing Facility and Tranche 4)
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Sufficient resources and capacity are required and need to be ensured for proper and continuous monitoring and evaluation (M&E) of projects.

Project Number: 43120-025
Project Name: Trade Facilitation - Improved Sanitary and Phytosanitary Handling in Greater Mekong Subregion Trade Project
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Involvement of all relevant key agencies will facilitate and scale up the rollout of pioneering initiatives.

Project Number: 43120-025
Project Name: Trade Facilitation - Improved Sanitary and Phytosanitary Handling in Greater Mekong Subregion Trade Project
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A robust analysis of demand, backed by baseline surveys, is vital to addressing potential barriers in the adoption of new public services.

Project Number: 43120-025
Project Name: Trade Facilitation - Improved Sanitary and Phytosanitary Handling in Greater Mekong Subregion Trade Project
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External factors like weather and water shortage need to be addressed in project design to foster timely delivery of outputs.

Project Number: 40648-023
Project Name: Infrastructure Development Investment Program for Tourism – Tranche 1
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Participation of women and local youth in skill-based initiatives and tourism programs, including in product design and management, needs to be intensified.

Project Number: 40648-023
Project Name: Infrastructure Development Investment Program for Tourism – Tranche 1
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Implementing agencies should plan for cost recovery, tariffs, and end-user charges to ensure the sustainability of assets created.

Project Number: 40648-023
Project Name: Infrastructure Development Investment Program for Tourism – Tranche 1
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