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Implementation of institutional reforms under the program was more effective and efficient when there was an adequate and detailed blueprint with clear and measurable results indicators, as well as where project-type implementation arrangements were in place to facilitate the change process (e.g., the business registration system or the new inspection process for tax administration were supported by detailed blueprints and financed through investment projects). The $2.9 million grant approved under the program cluster was thus very useful.

Project Number: 41544-022
Project Name: Investment Climate Improvement Program
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It is problematic to use a country's overall position in the Doing Business report to monitor progress in improving the business environment and overall competitiveness. The report has been subject to criticism and methodological problems have been identified. Its usefulness for monitoring progress in similar programs lies more in monitoring the country's performance over time - particularly in indicators that are not sensitive to the representative case used by the World Bank team - rather than measuring progress against other economies.

Project Number: 41544-022
Project Name: Investment Climate Improvement Program
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Despite an improvement in the business environment, firms in the Kyrgyz Republic have had limited progress in developing new productive capabilities

Project Number: 41544-022
Project Name: Investment Climate Improvement Program
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It is unlikely that civil servants in the Kyrgyz Republic have the necessary incentives to manage complex projects as unremunerated, part-time project managers, even if they are highly competent. It is also unlikely that public procurement processes can be managed without specialized procurement skills. A fully dedicated project manager and a procurement specialist should have been appointed to the project.

Project Number: 41544-072
Project Name: Investment Climate Improvement Program System Support Project
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Implementation of a single window for foreign trade is an extremely complex process that requires a long-term commitment and high-level support. It also requires continuous dialogue with all concerned government agencies to lower resistance to change, including by middle managers and operational staff. The project should have had a longer implementation period and should have included a stronger communication and change management component. A project administration manual and a design and monitoring framework (DMF) at an earlier stage could have helped expedite implementation.

Project Number: 41544-072
Project Name: Investment Climate Improvement Program System Support Project
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Raising awareness of end-users is an important component of projects that streamline government administration. It helps increase demand for the systems, reduce misinformation, and support the overall change. The funding allocation to public awareness campaigns under the project could have been higher.

Project Number: 41544-072
Project Name: Investment Climate Improvement Program System Support Project
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Information technologgy training for government agencies' staff was expensive. It may be more efficient in future procurement plans to have a separate package for training in basic information and communication technology, as there are many institutions in the country that provide these services.

Project Number: 41544-072
Project Name: Investment Climate Improvement Program System Support Project
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Projects with significant information technology (IT) components require specific expertise in designing the software's technical specifications and bidding documents, and monitoring a software developer's work. The terms of reference for IT experts should have required candidates to have minimum experience in writing technical specifications for software development that were successfully tendered.

Project Number: 41544-072
Project Name: Investment Climate Improvement Program System Support Project
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No new lessons

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