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The TA supported CAREC countries’ scaling up the JCC by (i) analyzing lessons learned, (ii) intensifying JCC by moving toward the electronic exchange of harmonized cargo manifests and mutual recognition of inspection results, and (iii) expanding JCC to more BCPs in more member countries. Both PRC and MON Customs maintain the use of the UCM in the pilot BCPs, which improved the effectiveness and efficiency of both customs administrations.

Project Number: 47082-001
Project Name: Coordinated Border Management for Results in Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation
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The regional TA financing was by JFPR. Japanese visibility was ensured through sharing Japan’s rich experience in customs modernization. Japanese resource persons presented at the workshops/events where Japanese organizations were engaged. These largely contributed to the success of the TA in achieving its intended outcome and outputs. The TA had close coordination and partnership with technical experts from relevant units of the WCO.

Project Number: 47082-001
Project Name: Coordinated Border Management for Results in Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation
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Management of the ADB TA team, government TA counterparts, and consultants was effective and requisite decisions and actions were promptly taken. Close monitoring and timely contract administration of the relevant consultants’ activities along with the regular and prompt communication with the relevant shareholders were crucial for the effective and successful TA implementation.

Project Number: 47082-001
Project Name: Coordinated Border Management for Results in Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation
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The following are knowledge products disseminated under the TA: (i) CAREC Joint Customs Control: Case Study of Pilot Project between People’s Republic of China and Mongolia; (ii) Coordinated Border Management for Results in CAREC - Assessment of Customs and Border Crossing Points - Consolidated Report; (iii) Coordinated Border Management for Results in CAREC -Assessment of Customs and Border Crossing Points for Georgia; (iv) Coordinated Border Management for Results in CAREC - Promoting Cooperation in Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures for Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation –deli

Project Number: 47082-001
Project Name: Coordinated Border Management for Results in Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation
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Inclusion of gender targets in policy actions and DMF ensures the delivery of gender actions benefiting women.

Project Number: 41544-088, 41544-089, 41544-091
Project Name: Second Investment Climate Improvement Program (Subprograms 1–3)
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Reforms on tax burden and administration should be broad enough to significantly reduce the cost of tax compliance and eventually the size of the informal economy.

Project Number: 41544-088, 41544-089, 41544-091
Project Name: Second Investment Climate Improvement Program (Subprograms 1–3)
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Close coordination with resident missions is essential to ensure that the TA project design meets client needs and is operationally relevant.

Project Number: 50315-001
Project Name: Facilitating Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises Foreign Direct Investment Flows: An ASEAN+6 Case Study
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Involving key stakeholders at all stages of the TA project design, implementation, and post-implementation helps build ownership and goes a long way toward ensuring impact and sustainability. This can be done in a low-cost manner through small workshops and building partnerships.

Project Number: 50315-001
Project Name: Facilitating Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises Foreign Direct Investment Flows: An ASEAN+6 Case Study
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There is potential demand from other countries for similar TA projects, and the methodology created through it can be replicated in other countries.

Project Number: 50315-001
Project Name: Facilitating Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises Foreign Direct Investment Flows: An ASEAN+6 Case Study
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When a TA project is significantly different from what ADB has done before, and where therefore ADB and consultants have to collectively figure out how it will be implemented, a quality-based selection method may work better than a quality and cost-based selection. It gives teams the flexibility to choose the consultant who has the best experience and ideas, rather than one who is the least costly.

Project Number: 50315-001
Project Name: Facilitating Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises Foreign Direct Investment Flows: An ASEAN+6 Case Study
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The TA project team built close partnerships with private sector bodies such as Confederation of Indian Industry and the Indo–Thai Chamber of Commerce, as well as with institutes such as Institute for SME Development. These partnerships were important in ensuring good design and successful implementation. The partnerships were also important in disseminating TA project findings to government counterparts.

Project Number: 50315-001
Project Name: Facilitating Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises Foreign Direct Investment Flows: An ASEAN+6 Case Study
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When implementing an innovative TA project, seeking the support of different ADB departments, each with its own strengths, can help improve quality.

Project Number: 50315-001
Project Name: Facilitating Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises Foreign Direct Investment Flows: An ASEAN+6 Case Study
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For multiple year TA projects, it is important to regularly keep meeting with government counterparts to ensure that the TA project remains relevant to their needs, and to fine tune if their needs change. It is also important to build close relationships with nongovernment stakeholders as it can help mitigate the risks emanating from changing government priorities and policies.

Project Number: 50315-001
Project Name: Facilitating Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises Foreign Direct Investment Flows: An ASEAN+6 Case Study
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The follow-on TA project to support the implementation of some findings of this TA project is costed at $3 million.

Project Number: 50315-001
Project Name: Facilitating Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises Foreign Direct Investment Flows: An ASEAN+6 Case Study
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Design and monitoring frameworks (DMFs) will be most useful in monitoring and evaluation if they fully and accurately reflect the program/project intended results and their indicators.

Project Number: 41544-088, 41544-089, 41544-091
Project Name: Second Investment Climate Improvement Program
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