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There was strong continuity between ADB's earlier support to establish a credit information bureau and this project's support for a central registry. There are natural synergies between the two initiatives that increase the effectiveness and sustainability of each.

Project Number: 39221-022
Project Name: Micro, Small, and Medium-Sized Enterprise Sector Development Program
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The implementing agency should have been more involved in program design. The Ministry of Economic Affairs' Planning and Policy Division developed the program, but the Department of Cottage and Small Industry (DCSI) was responsible for implementation. The DCSI thought that some components could have been designed differently to improve their impact (e.g., the cost-sharing facility).

Project Number: 39221-022
Project Name: Micro, Small, and Medium-Sized Enterprise Sector Development Program
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Both support facilities were critical to the crisis response of Bangladesh as no other development partners provided any crisis-related assistance or program support during the program period. However, the pricing (interest spread of 200 basis points above the London Interbank Offered Rate or LIBOR) and maturity (5 years) of the CSF loan makes it is less suitable for a poorer country like Bangladesh.

Project Number: 43157-013
Project Name: Public Expenditure Support Facility Program and Countercyclical Support Facility Support Program
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No new lessons

Project Number: 38447-013
Project Name: Rural Enterprise Modernization Project
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Compliance with the repor and recommendation of the president (RRP) recruitments. The requirements for goods and services as incorporated in the RRP and loan agreement need to be strictly followed while preparing the technical assistance project proposal (TPP) to ensure smooth TA implementation. Due to misunderstandings by the executing agency, the TPP prepared by the government was not able to meet the requirements; causing two problems.

Project Number: 35225-013
Project Name: Small and Medium Enterprise Sector Development Program
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Proper sequencing and program readiness. Proper sequencing of program activities is essential to ensure success. In the case of the Small and Medium Enterprise Sector Development Program (SMESDP), gaps in program readiness led to delays in its implementation. As discussed in para. 8, adoption of a two-step approach would have been more appropriate; first, the technical assistance (TA) loan to prepare the outputs needed and recommendations for implementation, followed by a second step of putting the SMESDP in place to implement the recommendations of the TA loan.

Project Number: 35225-013
Project Name: Small and Medium Enterprise Sector Development Program
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Enterprise finance projects need to have a clear exit strategy at completion. The project had no clear strategy on how the Small Business Enterprise Centre (SBEC) should be supported beyond the life of the project. The SBEC was left with a huge loan guarantee portfolio at the end of the project and no long-term means to sustain its operations.

Project Number: 33167-013, 33167-022
Project Name: Small Business Development Project
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Support for capacity building should be geared towards promoting the long-term sustainability of institutions. While technical assistance in the form of logistical support, advisory assistance (through consultant inputs), study tours, and training help to improve project capabilities, they do not necessarily address long-term sustainability of institutions.

Project Number: 33167-013, 33167-022
Project Name: Small Business Development Project
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Early identification of the constraints to implementation, and development of clear strategies to address these constraints would have made implementation more effective and efficient. The capacity constraints of implementing agencies were not clearly defined early on in implementation, especially the credit components. No clear strategies were developed to address constraints in the social and cultural environment and in market conditions that affect the policy component. As a result, the project suffered delays and the delivery of outputs and outcomes was significantly affected.

Project Number: 33167-013, 33167-022
Project Name: Small Business Development Project
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A project design based on a sound and thorough assessment of institutional constraints and market conditions would have ensured smoother implementation and improved loan performance. In the context of Samoa—where the financial market is relatively underdeveloped, the collateral framework is weak, and institutions have limited capacity—a more simple and focused project design would have been more appropriate.

Project Number: 33167-013, 33167-022
Project Name: Small Business Development Project
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the components should be better prepared and formulated to facilitate their successful implementation

Project Number: 33167-013
Project Name: Small Business Development Project
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Rigorous due diligence should be carried out on the various proposed components, to ascertain their viability and increase the likelihood of their implementation in practice by obtaining firm upfront commitments from the parties that champion their promotion;

Project Number: 33167-013
Project Name: Small Business Development Project
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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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The security situation in Pakistan was a major factor in the failure to recruit international consultants. In countries where security concerns prevail, project design needs to account for the difficulty in recruiting and retaining suitable international consultants. Limiting the role of international consultants to a few key positions and to supervision of national consultant inputs may contribute to greater project success.

Project Number: 38447-013
Project Name: Rural Enterprise Modernization Project
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ADB should monitor the Planning Commission (PC-1) approval process for Pakistan projects so as to be aware of potential problems and ensure that appropriate levels of counterpart funds are guaranteed at the time of loan negotiations.

Project Number: 38447-013
Project Name: Rural Enterprise Modernization Project
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