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Lesson
Thorough stocktaking at appraisal and continuous consultation during implementation will optimize the scope and benefits from project consultants.

Project Number: 45200-002
Project Name: Sustainable Urban Transport for Ho Chi Minh Mass Rapid Transit Line 2
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Lesson
The lifting of regulatory standards, the development of a project pipeline and the development of strategic trade and transport facilitation implementation plans help to direct government focus for budget allocation. Donors and the private sector are motivated to invest in areas where strategic development has already commenced, and where strategic plans are in place that have a coordinated long-term focus, and which can clearly demonstrate positive project outcomes.

Project Number: 46502-001
Project Name: Trade and Transport Facilitation in the Pacific
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Lesson
The TCR lesson is valid. Also, if a country’s priorities change after an election, because of a change in government, this can jeopardize work done towards needed infrastructure or other investments. Rather than lose the gains made through that work, ADB and other development partners can work with other partners to incentivize investments from other areas. If the analysis that underpinned the advocacy of the initial investment is robust and relevant, then there may be ways to pay for the said investments despite changes in government priorities.

Project Number: 46374-001
Project Name: Southern Highways Investment Program
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Given the availability of a medium to long term plan for port operations development, the government can rationalize additional allocation to the national budget for public infrastructure development to support the plan’s implementation.

Project Number: 45078-001
Project Name: Strategic Masterplan for Chittagong Port
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One of the drivers of the development of the Strategic Master Plan for Chittagong Port was the interest shown by investors. The plan provides a strategic approach to facilitate engagement with the private sector for development. The existence of a master plan is attractive to donors and developers and facilitates further development.

Project Number: 45078-001
Project Name: Strategic Masterplan for Chittagong Port
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Lesson
While this is interesting information, this lesson learned does not provide a learning opportunity for future TAs. The TCR self-assessment needs to tie the information provided here more closely to the impact or relationship it has to the TA being evaluated.

Project Number: 52320-001
Project Name: Preliminary Assessment for Dili Airport Runway Project Upgrading Project
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Lesson
This is a description of a follow_x005F_x0002_on activity and not formulated as a lesson. It could, for example, be: The effectiveness of a TA project can be enhanced if a follow-on TA will build on the results of the first.

Project Number: 48033-001
Project Name: Enhancing Road Safety for Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation Member Countries
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Lesson
The statement in the TCR was a finding and not a lesson.

Project Number: 40552-012
Project Name: KazPost Financial Strengthening and Modernization
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Lesson
The follow-on TA has road safety component to support the implementation of some findings of this TA which is costed at $1 million.

Project Number: 48033-001
Project Name: Enhancing Road Safety for Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation Member Countries
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Lesson
Additional TA resources to respond to lender due diligence would have been required if Kazpost had borrowed. As Kazpost did not borrow, there was no need for further funding.

Project Number: 40552-012
Project Name: KazPost Financial Strengthening and Modernization
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The TA covers a variety of components regarding expressway development and operations, many of which can also be applied to the general road sectors, e.g., performance_x005F_x0002_based maintenance and construction technology. Some results produced by this TA are preliminary in nature. More detailed analysis should be performed with additional financial support to develop the systematic guidelines and specifications to be used by the RDA staff and contractors.

Project Number: 46374-001
Project Name: Southern Highways Investment Program
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Lesson
ADB approved a regional transaction technical assistance facility (F-TRTA) in December 2019 to support the project preparation of proposed transport projects in Southeast Asia. An allocation of $1.14 million will prepare the ensuing project indicatively programmed for 2021. Another TA can support project component relating to regional, cross-border tourism.

Project Number: 52320-001
Project Name: Preliminary Assessment for Dili Airport Runway Project Upgrading Project
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