The World Bank Jakarta office

19 December 2008

Highlights: CPS, BOS-KITA, EDFF, Myanmar, TIAP

Production : Peter Milne

Regional Development : Cut Dian Rahmi Augustina

Global Reconstruction : Jock McKeon

IPEA and Aceh

Enrique Blanco Almas

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Decentralization

Dian Research Analyst Adrianus Research Analyst Ahya Research Analyst Bastian Research Analyst Diane Economist, Cons. Sukma Data Analyst Ryan Data Analyst

Enrique Economist, TTL Aceh Jock Senior Financial Analyst Harry Research Analyst Nova Seminar Series Asst. Said Economist Consultant Zaki Research Analyst David Economist, Cons.

Reconstruction / Aceh

Public Finance Mafalda Economist Cons.

Soekarno Senior Advisor

Endah Data Analyst Camilo Economist Cons

Wolfgang Senior Economist, TTL Peter Senior Editor Arsianti Publications & Events Cons Sylvia Team Assistant Jakarta Kiki Team Assistant Aceh Erisa Team Assistant Dec.

Management

Delivery of the first two flagship products of the Country Team (possibly EAP):

•  The new Indonesia Country Partnership Strategy "Investing in Indonesia's Institutions" •  An Education Investment Loan (BOS-KITA).

  Global Reconstruction has experienced implementation delays due to the EAPVP request to support the Myanmar post-Nargis recovery.

3 out of All 4 sub-engagements, which have been progressing: • Public Finance • Decentralization • Aceh

  Country Partnership Strategy Investing in Indonesia’s Institutions, September 11 (board)

  BOS-KITA, US$ 600 million, October 7 (board)   Aceh Economic Development Financing

Facility, US$ 50 million, December 4 (negotiated)

 Myanmar - Post-Nargis support towards the ASEAN Damage and Loss Assessment, July 2008

 Aceh Public Expenditure Analysis 2008  Making Decentralization Work for Development,

Methodology of the Local Government Performance Measurement (LGPM) Framework

 Aceh Economic Update, October 2008  Aceh Reconstruction Finance Update, December 2008

  Black Hole or Black Gold? The Impact of Oil and Gas Prices on Indonesia’s Public Finances, Policy Research Working Paper No. 4718 (Agustina et al)

  Spending for People’s Welfare. Public Expenditure Analysis for the Province of East Nusa Tengara (interim report, September 2008, also in Bahasa)

  Chapter on Aceh Reconstruction Tracking in Data Against Natural Disaster book published and launched, August 2008 (Jock McKeon)

  Endowments, Location or Luck? Evaluating the Determinants of Sub-National Growth in Decentralized Indonesia, Policy Research Working paper No. 4769 ( Bambang Suharnoko and Neil McCulloch)

  Post-Tsunami Aid Effectiveness in Aceh. Proliferation and Coordination in Reconstruction (Harry Masyarafah and Jock McKeon)

  Indonesia’s Rapid Decentralization – Achievements and Challenges, in: Decentralization in Asia (ed. by Bahl/Ichimura), December 2008 (Fengler/Hofman)

  ASEAN: Tracking reconstruction expenditures in Myanmar, July 2008

  Bangkok Bank: Indonesia 10 years after the economic crisis: opportunities and challenges in doing business, August 13.

  Kupang, Spending for People’s Welfare. Findings from NTT PEA Interim Report. September 9th, 2008 (with Australian ambassador)

  Jakarta, MDG1 Assessment – Indicators and Approach, 13th Sept, 2008

  Davos, Using data to improve reconstruction, International Disaster Risk Conference, Davos, August 27, 2008

  Jakarta, TIAP (headed by George Mitchell), December 10

  Banda Aceh, Launch of Aceh Public Expenditure Review 2008

 Training for government officials in Damage and Loss Methodology, Mataram, December 2008

 Bahasa version of the reconstruction website launched, August 2008

 Peer Review for projects and AAA in Nigeria, Philippines, Mozambique

 Support for Thailand DPL preparations

1. Support to the Government's Medium Term Plan (RPJM 2010-2014)

2. Investing in Indonesia's next decade of Development (PER/CEM 2009)

3. Agriculture Public Expenditure Review 4. Education financing program, including preparation of BOS2 5. MDG costing and financing 6. PEACH factory: Delivering to new provinces and creating a

new delivery model for national scale up 7. Aceh EDFF implementation 8. Aceh Growth Diagnostics 9. Setting up of the Global Disaster Reconstruction and

Mitigation Information System (Dreamis) 10. Supporting other country teams, particularly in post-

Disaster recovery (also DPL, Decentralization, etc.)

Website market share for Public Expenditure and Reconstruction

The World Bank has produced a “path breaking

report”

Former US Senator George Mitchell who is Head of the BP Advisory group for Papua’s Tangguh gas field commenting on PEACH report

Governor of Gorontalo, Fadel Muhammad : “PEACH has helped us to establish better regional governance and increase social welfare”

Amin Subekti, Deputy of Finance and Planning of BRR, explains, “We are pleased with this report which will help BRR to assess the challenges that Aceh’s government faces currently. "

Development Assignment in Washington DC and training with Asia Learning in Bangkok

Pingpong competition with Bappenas : Bill and Pak

Himawan

World Bank Soccer team