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Onlending terms for ADB loans, including collateral requirements, need to be carefully examined and agreed upon at project processing with the view to minimize their limiting impact on the uptake and therefore effectiveness of the financing instruments.

Project Number: 39538-023
Project Name: SOE Reform and Corporate Governance Facilitation Program – Tranche 1
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Efficient implementation of new concepts, like the regulatory impact assessment (RIA), should be directly supported by the government by way of mandatory participation to encourage short uptake times.

Project Number: 38421-013, 38421-023, 38421-072
Project Name: Promoting Economic Diversification Program
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The use of the cluster approach provides a framework for a 5-year partnership between ADB and government, giving sufficient time for reforms to take hold and capacity building to take place.

Project Number: 38421-013, 38421-023, 38421-072
Project Name: Promoting Economic Diversification Program
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Pilot testing facilitates the successful implementation of complex and challenging reforms.

Project Number: 39538-023
Project Name: SOE Reform and Corporate Governance Facilitation Program – Tranche 1
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Initial landowner dialogue should include independent advice on indicative compensation package sizes. This will manage inflated landowner perceptions of project benefits which impacts inter-clan coordination and overall compensation negotiation.

Project Number: 46014-002
Project Name: Provincial Renewable Energy Project
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It is important to balance policy-based lending and capacity building through project grants.

Project Number: 38421-013, 38421-023, 38421-072
Project Name: Promoting Economic Diversification Program
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The terms of reference for the submission of audited project and entity-level financial statements need to be agreed upon during project preparation.

Project Number: 39538-023
Project Name: SOE Reform and Corporate Governance Facilitation Program – Tranche 1
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Clear directives should be given to Government not to pay attendance fees and explore options for more inclusive consultations without inducing any cash payment.

Project Number: 46014-002
Project Name: Provincial Renewable Energy Project
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Overly complex sanitary and phytosanitary standards technology grants pose challenges to potential participants.

Project Number: 38421-013, 38421-023, 38421-072
Project Name: Promoting Economic Diversification Program
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Linking disbursements to accomplishments encourages good performance.

Project Number: 39538-023
Project Name: SOE Reform and Corporate Governance Facilitation Program – Tranche 1
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Current local clan structures and national land acquisition processes encourage maneuvering by clan leaders to maximize compensation payments, which can delay or block project implementation. Models are currently being tested where compensation is paid directly to individual clan members, which may partially remove the disincentives for clan leaders to delay or block project progress. This also partially avoids formal recognition of clan leadership structures, which is traditionally fluid.

Project Number: 46014-002
Project Name: Provincial Renewable Energy Project
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Sustained government support needs to be cultivated to ensure the long-term success of reform efforts.

Project Number: 38421-013, 38421-023, 38421-072
Project Name: Promoting Economic Diversification Program
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Onlending terms for ADB loans have to be settled before project approval.

Project Number: 39538-023
Project Name: SOE Reform and Corporate Governance Facilitation Program – Tranche 1
Report Date:
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It is a good practice in future cluster programs to update and improve the DMF as the program evolves.

Project Number: 38421-013, 38421-023, 38421-072
Project Name: Promoting Economic Diversification Program
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Pipelined energy projects could consider (i) requiring completion of land acquisition prior to Board consideration, and (ii) only selecting project sites that do not have existing land disputes and non-customary sites wherever possible.

Project Number: 46014-002
Project Name: Provincial Renewable Energy Project
Report Date: