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Lesson
Aligning domestic reform projects with international norms, values, and targets such as those embedded in the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), can have an added value in galvanizing public institutions and unifying discordant national and subnational reform priorities.

Project Number: 50168-001, 50168-002, 50168-003
Project Name: Fiscal and Public Expenditure Management Program
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Lesson
This validation adds that pioneering the GCF proposals with a strong SDCD team, like in Mongolia, will provide a sound template and be an effective way to demonstrate success for the subsequent proposals.

Project Number: 47286-001
Project Name: Enhancing Readiness of ADB Developing Member Countries for Scaled Up Climate Finance
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Lesson
Early engagement with ADB project teams to frame projects as climate relevant, as well as early engagement with external climate finance providers facilitated mobilization of timely resources—this lesson on early and proactive engagement is generalizable for implementation and delivery. Although it may be inferred, no clear evidence is provided for the value added of promoting knowledge exchange among DMCs.

Project Number: 47286-001
Project Name: Enhancing Readiness of ADB Developing Member Countries for Scaled Up Climate Finance
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Lesson
Avoid planning important project events that coincide with major holidays in client countries.

Project Number: 51021-001
Project Name: Reforming the System of Personal Income Tax and Social Security Contributions
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Lesson
It is important to agree at an early stage (e.g., planning and inception stage)—and have ongoing coordination—with the executing agency on agreed program activities and schedule, including key events (e.g., critical seminars) and dissemination approaches (e.g., through websites, press conference).

Project Number: 51021-001
Project Name: Reforming the System of Personal Income Tax and Social Security Contributions
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Lesson
Appropriately phasing orprioritizing the training programs could have prevented unnecessary time overruns.

Project Number: 50060-001
Project Name: Strengthening Tax Policy and Administration Capacity to Mobilize Domestic Resources
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Lesson
The IAs were fully consulted during the inception, interim, and final meetings. The draft policy recommendations were extensively discussed among the stakeholders at the interim and final workshops for each of the three components. Being given ample time (1 month) to review the final reports prior to the final workshop, they were able to provide useful and thought-provoking comments to improve the technical reports and add value to the proposed recommendations.

Project Number: 48006-001
Project Name: Improving Efficiency in Public Service Procurement, Delivery, and Financing
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Lesson
The project approach in recruiting three sets of consulting teams comprising international and national consultants, each led by a subsector specific expert/team leader, was suitable given that the three project components addressed separate issues. Each had a different and appropriate IA within MOF: the Policy and Fiscal Affairs Department for Component 1, the Tax Policy Department for Component 2, and the Social Security Department for Component 3.

Project Number: 48006-001
Project Name: Improving Efficiency in Public Service Procurement, Delivery, and Financing
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Having the IAs administer the workshops, seminars, and an international study tour not only strengthened project ownership, but also minimized the administrative and logistical responsibility of ADB. Contrary to the original plan of preparing an advance payment facility to implement the activities, ADB made direct payments to suppliers and contractors and reimbursed justifiable, project-related costs incurred by the government.

Project Number: 48006-001
Project Name: Improving Efficiency in Public Service Procurement, Delivery, and Financing
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Lesson
Early engagement with potential external providers of climate finance can help to drive project selection and support project design in line with the investment criteria of these providers.

Project Number: 47286-001
Project Name: Enhancing Readiness of ADB Developing Member Countries for Scaled Up Climate Finance
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Lesson
Early engagement with ADB project teams during the project design stage allows for more effective framing of projects as climate-relevant, as well as the inclusion of climate-relevant project components, which facilitate the mobilization of climate finance.

Project Number: 47286-001
Project Name: Enhancing Readiness of ADB Developing Member Countries for Scaled Up Climate Finance
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Lesson
The TA highlighted the value of promoting knowledge exchange among DMCs on the issue of access to external climate finance, on which most DMCs only have limited direct experience.

Project Number: 47286-001
Project Name: Enhancing Readiness of ADB Developing Member Countries for Scaled Up Climate Finance
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Lesson
Almost all the TA activities were implemented according to the arrangement specified in the TA report. However, no MOF officials could attend the training seminar organized by the SDCC as it was arranged during the Chinese Spring Festival. Instead, the TA team leader participated in the seminar and shared the training materials with the EA. Moreover, the final report dissemination press conference was cancelled as the EA considered the TA’s topic too sensitive.

Project Number: 51021-001
Project Name: Reforming the System of Personal Income Tax and Social Security Contributions
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