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Lesson
During crisis episodes, while policy reforms are important, the government has urgent needs to quickly stabilize the economy, such as, providing urgent fiscal support to counteract the financial crisis. As such, crisis response operations should focus more on immediate responses to the financial crisis, such as maintaining critical social and safety net expenditures. However, as crises open opportunities for reforms, policy dialogue can be initiated for follow-up operations. But this should not delay the financial crisis recovery support.

Project Number: 43098-012
Project Name: Crisis Recovery Support Program
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Lesson
No new lessons

Project Number: 32024-013
Project Name: Sindh Rural Development Project [Loan 1934-PAK]
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No new lessons

Project Number: 37202-013
Project Name: Punjab Resource Management Program (Subprogram 2) [Loan 2216-PAK]
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It is noted by this validation that the project worked well with both sides in the conflict, and was well accepted in conflict-affected areas. Developing this type of rapport is important, and reflects well on the project implementers. The lessons should be relevant in other conflict or post-conflict situations.

Project Number: 34442-013
Project Name: North East Community Restoration and Development Project
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Lesson
No new lessons

Project Number: 37135-013, 37135-033
Project Name: Balochistan Resource Management Program
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Lesson
Need for steps to be taken at an early stage to keep the TA on track, and ensure that it is being managed according to the objectives of the loan program that it is supporting. IED’s 2005 SAPE for Social Sectors in Pakistan in fact had anticipated these based on the issues that it identified from the then implementation of SDSSP.

Project Number: 34337-033
Project Name: Sindh Devolved Social Services Project [Loan 2049-PAK]
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Lesson
A project modality may not be the best approach to a process issue such as fostering improvements in a public financial management system. A combination of technical assistance (TA) and program lending or a sector development program may have been a more appropriate approach in bringing about improvements. If a project modality is used, financing plans should reflect the nature of the project inputs being financed. Although the project mobilized almost $25 million in grant parallel cofinancing, many of the international consultants were financed from the loan.

Project Number: 30535-013
Project Name: Financial Management Project
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Lesson
Executing agencies, ADB project officers, project consultants, and others must very carefully examine and assess the full range of possible impacts from a change of scope. Technically correct, evidence-based positions must prevail.

Project Number: 30535-013
Project Name: Financial Management Project
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Lesson
ADB project supervision and guidance should match a project's complexity and challenges, especially in response to projects at risk. Particularly for a technically complex and nuanced area such as public financial management, ADB project officers should have strong relevant technical backgrounds.

Project Number: 30535-013
Project Name: Financial Management Project
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Lesson
The design of the BRMP, supported by the TA loan, was meant to promote the use ofavailable fiscal resources for delivering services to the poor. This can happen only if the system that links the financial sector and the delivery of services to the poor exists on the ground, and is functioning properly. The situation in Balochistan clearly did not fulfill these conditions. During Board consideration of the loan, a number of members had raised this issue and cautioned the staff, saying that implementation was going to be key.

Project Number: 37135-023
Project Name: Supporting Public Resource Management Reforms in Balochistan
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Lesson
No new lessons

Project Number: 34337-013
Project Name: Sindh Devolved Social Services Program
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Lesson
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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Lesson
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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The agenda of labor rights is also incompatible with these loans because rather than entailing restructuring of commodity, capital and fiscal markets through rapidly-disbursed loans, it involves political processes labor representation in legislative bodies, constitutional and legal provisions, an effective judicial system, and above all the abolition of a feudal structure, which is a root cause of bonded labor.

Project Number: 32024-013
Project Name: Sindh Rural Development Project
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