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The focus and selection of project components should take into consideration the developmental context of the country and its absorptive capacity;

Project Number: 33167-013
Project Name: Small Business Development Project
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Lesson
The lack of success in restructuring SME Bank also reconfirms lessons identified by IED and other development partners with regard to state bank restructuring, including labor retrenchment and incentive issues, as well as the difficulties associated with privatization such as determining an acceptable sale price and finding reputable strategic investors for a bank with an SME focus. On the positive side, the 7 ADB. 2006. Guidelines for Preparing Performance Evaluation Reports for Public Sector Operations. Manila.

Project Number: 34327-013, 34327-023
Project Name: Small and Medium Enterprise Sector Development Program [Loan 2066-2067- PAK]
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Earmarking of program loan funds for capacity development purposes was probably not the most effective mechanism to achieve the intended results. In this particular case, a project loan or TA loan might have been a more appropriate modality to support capacity development.

Project Number: 39492-013
Project Name: Improving Access to Financial Services (Phase I) Program [Loans 2291-PAK and 2292-PAK]
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No new lessons

Project Number: 31280-013
Project Name: Validation of the Completion Report on the Road Sector Development Project [Loan 1986-SRI]
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Paying salaries for government staff in project management or implementation units can cause problems of overstaffing or inappropriate appointments. A salary supplement may often be a better option, where essential, but with strict limits on eligibility to avoid the same problems.

Project Number: 38135-013
Project Name: Multisector Rehabilitation and Improvement Project for Azad Jammu and Kashmir
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Where institutional weakness is evident, means of assuring adequate support could include capacity building TA, over which ADB has more control than it does when using loan implementation consultants.

Project Number: 38135-013
Project Name: Multisector Rehabilitation and Improvement Project for Azad Jammu and Kashmir
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If a program or project runs against both (a) and (b) above, there should be flexibility in implementation plan to reduce the scope and focus on the essential core of the program or project. The policy matrix should clearly identify such core issues beforehand.

Project Number: 32238-013
Project Name: Governance Reform Program
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ADB must recognize that on-the-ground conditions in the borrower country may change substantially while a program or project is under preparation, especially if the preparatory process is long and the nature of unrest borders on social conflict and violence.

Project Number: 32238-013
Project Name: Governance Reform Program
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An ambitious, complex program or project should not be launched without being fully equipped with adequate TA and other requisite resources, particularly when the design does not provide the option of accessing funds under the loan.

Project Number: 32238-013
Project Name: Governance Reform Program
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No new lessons

Project Number: 32189-013
Project Name: Coastal Fisheries Management and Development Project
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No new lessons

Project Number: 29229-013
Project Name: Microfinance Sector Development Program (Program Loan)
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Lesson
No new lessons

Project Number: 29229-023
Project Name: Microfinance Sector Development Program (Investment Loan)
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