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Secondary Education Sector Development Program (Program Loan) The Secondary Education Sector Development Program (SESDP) will be the first education sector development program in Viet Nam. It will comprise a program loan for policy reforms and an accompanying investment loan for addressing three key constraints on secondary education: sector management and accountability, quality and relevance, and access and equity. The Program is anchored in the Government's reforms in secondary education. The SESDP is aimed at improving the average learning outcome among secondary students through three outputs: effective and accountable management of secondary education, improvements in quality for international competitiveness, and better access and equity for disadvantaged groups. The SESDP will comprise the following activities: (i) updating the Secondary Education Sector Master Plan 2011-2015, (ii) developing new national standards for secondary schools, (iii) establishing a national accreditation board for secondary schools, (iv) introducing a new human resource management strategy for secondary teachers, (v) issuing certificates to secondary teachers, (vi) introducing a new learning assessment system, (vii) participating in the Programme for International Student Assessment of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, (viii) upgrading the curriculum, (ix) expanding continuing education, (x) expanding integrated education for disabled students, and (xi) pilot-testing the conditional cash transfer program.
Basic Infrastructure for Inclusive Growth in the North Central Provinces Sector Project The project impact will accelerate socio-economic development of the four north central provinces (NCPs) in accordance with the Provincial Socio-economic Development Plans through 2020, with a vision to 2030 (PSEDP) and the Master Plan on Socio-economic Development of Viet Nam's Central Northern and Coastal Region through to 2020 (Master Plan). The project outcome will be service delivery in the four NCPs of Viet Nam of Ha Tinh, Nghe An, Quang Binh, Quang Tri improved.

The proposed project will (i) rehabilitate and upgrade provincial road and district roads in the NCPs; (ii) support productive and business infrastructure including water supply networks, sea and river protection and drainage works with association river transport infrastructure, and supporting flood and irrigation command areas; and (iii) establish decentralized public asset management processes and established for road, water supply and irrigation infrastructure.

The project will have an Asian Development Bank (ADB) sector modality and implement in total approximately 32 subprojects for outputs 1 and 2. Feasibility Studies (FS) have been prepared for the four representative subprojects demonstrating subproject viability, and consequently overall project feasibility. Criteria for the eligibility, election, prioritization and preparation of additional subprojects have been agreed. A long list of additional subprojects has been identified, and the NCPs and ADB will carry out field screening to agree upon their inclusion in the project.
Strengthening Sustainable Urban Transport for Ha Noi Metro Line 3 The Project will develop an integrated public transport system in five districts of Ha Noi that will support effective utilization of Ha Noi metro Line 3 .  Improved public transport will facilitate public transport connectivity and greatly enhance access in five districts of Ha Noi, as well as support the Ha Noi Urban Transport Master Plan (HUTMP) objective of increasing ridership on public transport to over 40% of demand and reducing dependency on vehicle ownership.  The Project will support Ha Noi's climate change mitigation efforts in adopting a low carbon transport growth path, which is more energy efficient and lowers GHG emissions.

The Project will provide infrastructure for improving accessibility to Metro Line 3 stations, implement feeder bus links, a public transport management system, integrated multi-modal stations with "park and ride" facilities, as well as a comprehensive parking plan for the city. The project components, public transport services and other facilities will be designed to incorporate gender sensitive features that will complement similar measures under the Metro Line 3 project.  In addition, any policy and regulatory measures developed will be fully inclusive.  The proposed project management and institutional capacity building measures for Metro line 3, together with expected policy and regulatory reforms, will also help achieve an improved public transport system and reduce GHG emissions. ADB proposes concurrent assistance to develop sustainable urban transport in Ho Chi Minh City for mass rapid transit line 2, and both projects' preparation and implementation will be closely coordinated, including between respective city governments.

The Project outputs will be: (i) improved accessibility features in and around metro stations; (ii) integrated and innovative public transport services and measures connecting to metro stations; and (iii) support for transformational policies and regulatory measures to encourage modal shift to public transportation modes. Measures related to the bus system will be closely coordinated with ongoing institutional reform and system improvements.
State-owned Enterprises (SOE) Reform and Corporate Governance Facilitation Program - Tranche 2 This is Periodic Financing Request 2 (PFR2) of the multitranche financing facility (MFF) which was approved in December 2009. The overall MFF amount is $630 million, of which $600 million is OCR and $30 million is ADF. The MFF supports the corporate, operational, and financial restructuring of selected state-owned enterprises (SOEs) on a pilot basis with a view to developing a general approach to guide the reform and restructuring of Viet Nam's remaining large SOEs. The pilot programme is expected to successfully transform the selected SOEs and thereby strengthen the government's resolve to push ahead with further SOE restructuring. PFR2 is now proposed to be extended to three SOEs - Construction Corporation No. 1 Company Limited, Song Da Corporation (SDC), and Vietnam National Textile and Garment Corporation. The total cost of the proposed PFR2 is estimated at $320 million equivalent, comprising a $310 million lending facility from OCR loans to the government to on-lend to the participating SOEs, and $10 million from ADF.
Ho Chi Minh City-Long Thanh-Dau Giay Expressway Construction Project The Ho Chi Minh City - Long Thanh - Dau Giay Expressway (HLD expressway) Project comprises construction of approximately 51 kilometers of four-lane, tolled expressway. The expressway will commence at the junction of the Second Ring Road in District 9, Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC), and end at a junction with National Highway 1 at Dau Giay, Dong Nai Province. It will provide a direct connection from the center of HCMC to economic growth areas in provinces to the north of HCMC along National Highway 1, which connects HCMC to Hanoi. The expressway will be a toll road, with access initially restricted to three locations: the intersection with the Second Ring Road, the intersection with National Highway 51 at the southern end of Long Thanh town, and at Dau Giay. The Project includes construction of a major new 1,700-meter bridge over the Dong Nai River at Long Thanh, and two rest and service areas.
Vietnam Prosperity Bank Expanding Access to Finance for Women-Owned Small and Medium-sized Enterprises Project The proposed loan of up to $500 million to Vietnam Prosperity Joint Stock Commercial Bank comprising (i) a senior unsecured A Loan of up to $100,000,000 and (ii) B Loan of up to $400,000,000, expanding access to finance for women-owned small and medium-sized enterprises.
Comprehensive Socioeconomic Urban Development Project in Viet Tri, Hung Yen and Dong Dang The proposed Project will address critical urban development issues of Viet Tri, Hung Yen, and Dong Dang in northern Viet Nam along the North-South economic corridor (NSEC), in contributing to the transformation of the NSEC from transport corridor into full-fledged economic corridor and in complementing Hanoi as alternative growth centers.
Strengthening Water Management and Irrigation Systems Rehabilitation Project The project is designed to address two binding constraints that contribute to the core sector problem of poor quality and delivery of water-related services. These constraints are insufficient human resource capacity and inadequate public infrastructure. The project will address these constraints by funding education facilities to train engineers in water-related fields that are needed to meet the heightened demands of a rapidly growing economy. The project will also address the requirements of dilapidated irrigation and drainage infrastructure with funding to upgrade and modernize the management of irrigation canal systems. It will help the government increase the number of qualified agriculturerelated
water management engineers, improve the governance and management of irrigation systems, increase agricultural production, and improve the productivity of project areas to
increase poor farmers' incomes and reduce poverty.
Low Carbon Agricultural Support Project The Project will enhance climate smart agriculture development and practices  focused on strengthening Low Carbong Agriculture (LCA) policies and institutions; establishing infrastructure support for agri-waste management; and, enhancing LCA technology and development transfer. These will be parts of climate change (CC) mitigation and adaptation measures to reduce green house gas (GHG) emission in 19 provinces of Viet Nam.
Greater Mekong Subregion Kunming–Hai Phong Transport Corridor—Noi Bai–Lao Cai Highway Project (Additional Financing) The Noi Bai Lao Cai Highway Project constructs a 244-kilometer (km) grade-separated and access-controlled highway, including 10 interchanges with toll booths and five service areas, starting at Noi Bai in a suburb of Hanoi and ending at Lao Cai, on the border with the People's Republic of China (PRC) in northwest Viet Nam. Under the Project, four lanes for the Noi BaiYen Bai section and two lanes for the Yen BaiLao Cai section are constructed. Lands for additional two lanes are acquired for increasing traffic demands. Also, the Project includes (i) electric, communications, and tolling systems and associated facilities, and the Vietnam Expressway Corporation's (VEC's) highway operation and maintenance (O&M) equipment and vehicles; (ii) capacity building for VEC on project implementation, corporate financial management, highway O&M, and safeguard planning and implementation; and (iii) HIV/AIDS, human and illicit drugs trafficking awareness and prevention program.
Climate Resilient Inclusive Infrastructure for Ethnic Minorities Project I The project is aligned with the following impact: inclusive socioeconomic development of Binh Dinh and Quang Nam provinces accelerated.  The project will have the following outcome: social and economic status and inclusiveness of ethnic minorities communities improved.  
Output 1: Transport infrastructure improved. The project will upgrade seven district and commune roads totaling about 121.8 km, which will improve connectivity and mobility of EMCs within seven districts with a total population of 206,700 of which an average of 48% belong to EMCs. The climate-resilient transport links will integrate remote rural production into market chains and processing facilities. Freight movement of acacia and high value crops will be improved. The effort of EMCs to dependably reach essential services including health, education, and markets will be reduced. The overall transport network will be much more efficient, reducing travel time for road users and especially improving access to health, education, and market services especially for women who already suffer from time poverty.

Output 2: Water resource infrastructure improved. This output will benefit about 36,300 people through the construction, upgrade, rehabilitation, or stabilization of: (i) RDWSs to provide water to approximately 18,600 people through 115 km of piped networks; (ii) an existing reservoir to support 117 ha of irrigation command area with more reliable and efficient water supply; and (iii) cultural tourism infrastructure including one river defense - 3.6 km of embankment, visitor car parking and solid waste collection in district's communities with a total population of 17,700 of which 94% are from EMCs. Activities under this output will improve communities' health by reducing the risk of water borne diseases and will particularly benefit women by reducing their time for water collection.

Output 3: Data systems for climate risk management updated. This output will provide improved access to reliable weather and climate data, in a timely and cost-effective manner, to user agencies to inform a wide range of decisions including design of climate resilient infrastructure, strengthened early warning systems, and improved disaster response.  High level online technology will be employed to improve the capacity of existing data and client interfaces managed by the provincial government, to collect, archive, and share data.
Microfinance Development Program Subprogram 1 The Micofinance Development Program will support the development of a market-oriented microfinance to increase access to formal financial services for the poor, especially in rural areas. It will focus on regulatory reforms, supervisory capacity building, institutional development, and financial infrastructure development. Planned regulatory reforms will be anchored by the integration of microfinance into the formal financial market, encouraging investment in microfinance, establishing standard sets of prudential and performance requirements and with fiscal and regulatory incentives. Strenthening operational and supervisory capacities will ensure sustainability and expand outreach of microfinance. State-owned financial institutions engaged in lending to the poor and microenterprises funded by the government budget will be reformed to become sustainable community-based financial institutions operating within market principles. Finally, the program seeks to develop financial infrastructure supporting the formal microfinance training, the advocacy of financial literacy on sustainable microfinance and customer protection, and credit information exchange systems.
Central Region Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Sector Project The project will increase access to water supply and sanitation, improving the health and quality of life of the rural population in six selected provinces in the central coastal region of Viet Nam. The project will support the government in implementing its Socioeconomic Development Plan, 2006-2010, including reducing poverty to 10%-11% of households by 2010. In so doing, it will help the government to achieve the Vietnamese Millennium Development Goals. The project will provide piped water and hygienic sanitation to about 350,000 people living in rural areas. The project has a strong poverty focus and its design is based on lessons from previous interventions in the sector. The implementation will follow a community-based approach and will focus on (i) improving hygienic behavior, (ii) strengthening operation and maintenance of the water supply works, and (iii) monitoring and evaluation of the outputs and impacts of rural water supply and sanitation investments.
Ho Chi Minh City Third Ring Road Technical Assistance Project The Third Ring Road will be constructed at radius of about 25 km fro the HCMC center. The Tecn Luc-Nhon Trach section in the south of HCMC is financed by ADB under the GMS Ben Luc-Long Thanh Expressway Project. The Tan Van-Binh Chuan section in the north of HCMC is financed by a private sector under the build-transfer arrangement.
Strengthening Sustainable Urban Transport for Ha Noi Metro Line 3 The Project will develop an integrated public transport system in five districts of Ha Noi that will support effective utilization of Ha Noi metro Line 3 . Improved public transport will facilitate public transport connectivity and greatly enhance access in five districts of Ha Noi, as well as support the Ha Noi Urban Transport Master Plan (HUTMP) objective of increasing ridership on public transport to over 40% of demand and reducing dependency on vehicle ownership. The Project will support Ha Noi's climate change mitigation efforts in adopting a low carbon transport growth path, which is more energy efficient and lowers GHG emissions.The Project will provide infrastructure for improving accessibility to Metro Line 3 stations, implement feeder bus links, a public transport management system, integrated multi-modal stations with "park and ride" facilities, as well as a comprehensive parking plan for the city. The project components, public transport services and other facilities will be designed to incorporate gender sensitive features that will complement similar measures under the Metro Line 3 project. In addition, any policy and regulatory measures developed will be fully inclusive. The proposed project management and institutional capacity building measures for Metro line 3, together with expected policy and regulatory reforms, will also help achieve an improved public transport system and reduce GHG emissions. ADB proposes concurrent assistance to develop sustainable urban transport in Ho Chi Minh City for mass rapid transit line 2, and both projects' preparation and implementation will be closely coordinated, including between respective city governments.The Project outputs will be: (i) improved accessibility features in and around metro stations; (ii) integrated and innovative public transport services and measures connecting to metro stations; and (iii) support for transformational policies and regulatory measures to encourage modal shift to public transportation modes. Measures related to the bus system will be closely coordinated with ongoing institutional reform and system improvements.
Improving Public Expenditure Quality Program, Subprogram 1 IPEQ's impact  is  to  improve the  provision of  infrastructure and  service  delivery to lift living standards and reduce poverty. The program's outcome is enhanced public financial management systems.  There are three main outputs: Output 1: Public financial resources productively allocated; Output 2: Budget credibility enhanced; Output 3: Oversight and monitoring and evaluation of budget implementation improved. 

Subprogram 1 is envisioned as a single-tranche policy-based loan. The 2nd subprogram will be discussed with the authorities during program implementation. The loan amount reflects the country's development financing needs and indicative costs of reform.
Municipal Waste-to-Energy Project Rapid urbanization coupled with population growth have led to an increase in municipal solid waste (MSW) generation in Viet Nam to unmanageable levels. During the period 2004 ? 2015, waste generation increased by about 87% from 15 million tons per year (MT/y) to about 28 MT/y by 2015. Significant portion of the waste collected are disposed at landfills within 200-500 meters of residential areas. Less than 30% of those sites are classified as engineered or sanitary landfills. This poses a significant threat for public health in areas where there is high level of waste generation due to the contamination of the ground and surface water by untreated leachate; emissions of airborne pollutants, and the spread of flies, mosquitoes, rodents and dust.

To address the increasing problems of MSW management, the Government of Viet Nam issued a series of laws and regulations requiring immediate attention to the management and disposal of waste in an environmentally sustainable manner. Waste-to-energy (WTE) was recognized as an effective method to reduce waste volume by 90% and to eliminate methane (CH4) emissions. WTE technologies use the waste heat from incineration to produce electricity and heat. By substituting for fossil fuel combustion and avoiding CH4, WTE technologies reduce greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) and mitigate climate change. Despite the recent policy shift in favor of WTE and the increased interest of municipal governments in clean technologies, market barriers still limit private sector participation in WTE. However, through ongoing discussions with stakeholders, the project team identified that China Everbright International Limited (CEIL) can effectively burn MSW in Viet Nam without the need to use supplemental fuel (such as coal) and enter a municipal level public-private partnership (PPP) arrangement.  

The Project will support the construction and operation of a series of WTE plants with advanced clean technologies including flue gas emission control to meet EU standards in multiple municipalities throughout Viet Nam.  The design of the proposed Project in Viet Nam took careful consideration of the experience from previous WTE projects.  ADB supported municipal and agricultural waste to energy projects in the PRC in 2009 and 2012. ADB?s portfolio approach has also facilitated the financing of multiple subprojects too small to be financed alone. This has contributed to PPP developments in municipal environmental infrastructure sector and has effectively mitigated GHG emissions.
Central Mekong Delta Region Connectivity Project The investment project will improve connectivity in the Mekong Delta Region in Viet Nam and provide efficient access from Ho Chi Minh City to the Southern Coastal Region through construction of two cable stayed bridges across the Mekong River and associated roads:
(i)	Component 1: Cao Lanh Bridge (2.0 km) and approach roads (5.4 km); 
(ii)	Component 2: Interconnecting Road (15.7 km); 
(iii)	Component 3: Vam Cong Bridge (2.97 km) and approach roads (4.08 km);

The investment project is located on the boundaries of Dong Thap province and Can Tho city. The two cable stayed bridges will be constructed to four-lane carriageway and two-lane motorcycle lane standard with total bridge width of 27.5 meters and the interconnecting road will be constructed initially to four-lane standard with a formation width of 20.6 meters in the Southern section and 23.0 meters in the Northern section; to be widened to six-lane standard in future.

Associated with the investment project, ADB approved a technical assistance (TA 7822, the TA project) fully financed by the Government of Australia. This TA project was approved to meet two fundamental project needs: (i) preparing detailed designs and bidding documents for the portion of the investment project that ADB and the Government of Australia are considering financing, and (ii) ensuring the early availability of social and environmental planning documents for the investment project. The objectives of the TA project were to: (i) reduce project start-up delays and speed up implementation of the investment project; (ii) respond to the government's target for construction and commissioning of the investment project during 2013-2017; (iii) reduce the government's loan servicing cost on the ADB loan for the investment project; and (iv) include construction supervision services and capacity building support, which are critical for the successful implementation of the investment project. Detailed designs, bidding documents, and safeguards planning documents were completed and advance action approved as part of the TA project. Procurement and safeguards implementation are well advanced. The project, thus, is expected to be completed within the Loan Closing date.
Tien Phong Bank Expanding Access to Finance for Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises Owned and Led by Women Project Proposed Tier II subordinated loan of up to $25,000,000 to Tien Phong Commercial Joint Stock Bank (TPB), for the TPB Expanding Access to Finance for Women-owned and led Small and Medium-sized Enterprises Project in Viet Nam.