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p. 21 of 39 BACK | NEXT Introduction Bankwide Project Implementation Performance Country Implementation Highlights Bangladesh Bhutan Cambodia China, People's Republic of India Indonesia Kazakhstan Korea, Republic of Kyrgyz Republic Lao, People's Democratic Republic Malaysia Maldives Mongolia Myanmar Nepal Pakistan Philippines Pacific Developing Member Countries Cook Islands Fiji Islands Kiribati Marshall Islands Micronesia, Federated States of Nauru Papua New Guinea Samoa Solomon Islands Tonga Tuvalu Vanuatu Sri Lanka Tajikistan Thailand Uzbekistan Viet Nam Appendix

Seminannual Report on Project Administration and Technical Assistance Implementation for the Period Ending 30 June 1999 : Country Implementation Highlights

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Pacific Developing Member Countries

The PDMCs suffer from limited project implementation capacity in terms of both physical and financial management. Major factors slowing implementation include initial delays in making loans effective because of institutional capacity constraints, inadequate staffing resulting in administrative delays in awarding contracts and making disbursements, delays in recruiting consultants, frequent changes in implementation arrangements, and inadequate monitoring facilities. Inadequate counterpart funds and difficulties with land acquisition are also problems in some countries. A number of TAs are being implemented in various PDMCs to promote capacity building and to make service delivery efficient. Through the provision of TAs, the Bank continued its efforts to improve the management and supervision of projects, improve project quality, and enhance the effectiveness of its assistance.

Activities in the areas of capacity building for project implementation, improving accountability for portfolio management, and beneficiary and stakeholder participation are the focus of Bank operations. To improve project implementation, the Bank emphasized the importance of (i) adopting budget procedures that enable counterpart funds to be made available on time, (ii) appointing project managers and sufficient counterpart staff with appropriate skills at the project design stage to ensure their understanding of the project objectives and scope, (iii) pursuing human resource policies that allow a minimum turnover of counterpart staff, and (iv) adopting participatory planning processes within government departments and offices.

1. Cook Islands
2. Fiji Islands
3. Kiribati
4. Marshall Islands
5. Micronesia, Federated States of
6. Nauru
7. Papua New Guinea
8. Samoa
9. Solomon Islands
10. Tonga
11. Tuvalu
12. Vanuatu

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