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Growth in the East Asia and Pacic region remained strong and grew by 8.2

percent (4.3 percent, not including China) in 2011, although it has slowed

since post-crisis peaks. Poverty continues to all, with the number o peo-

ple living on less than $2 a day expected to decrease by 24 million in 2012.With the global slowdown likely to continue, the region needs to reduce

its reliance on exports and nd new sources o growth.

Word Bak Assisac

The Bank approved $6.6 billion or East Asia and Pacic or 37 projects this

scal year. Support included $5.4 billion in IBRD loans and $1.2 billion in

IDA commitments, including $125 million in grants. The leading sectors

were Public Administration, Law, and Justice ($2.0 billion); Water, Sanita-

tion, and Flood Protection ($1.3 billion); and Transportation ($1.1 billion).

The Banks regional strategy continues to ocus on climate change and

disaster risk management, poverty reduction, urbanization and inrastruc-

ture challenges, and improved governance, while responding to emerging

challenges and new opportunities. This year, the Bank moved ahead onengagement in Myanmar, with the aim o supporting reorms that will

benet all the people o Myanmar, especially the poor and vulnerable.

Rdcig Povry

While the region has made impressive gains in poverty reduction, abou

hal a billion people still live on less than $2 a day. Economic crises and

natural disasters have given urgency to the need to help countries prepareor volatility and shocks, and the need to expand saety nets to protect the

poor is increasingly important. In the Philippines, the Bank is supporting

the government with the expansion o its conditional cash transer pro

gram Pantawid Pamilyang, which has beneted more than 3 million ami

lies to date.

Maagig Disasr Risk

Severe fooding in Thailand in 2011which inundated large parts o the

country, including parts o Bangkokhighlighted the importance o di-

saster risk management in a region prone to natural disasters and the e-

ects o climate change. To help address the growing challenge o fooding

in cities, the Bank produced a guidebook to support government eorts to

build food mitigation measures into urban planning. It is also workingwith partners to help Association o Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)

member countries increase nancial resilience as part o a broader pro-

gram to strengthen the capacity to reduce disaster risk.

eAst AsiA And pAcific

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EAST ASIA AND PACIFIC

IBRD AND IDA LENDING BY SECTOR | FISCAL 2012SHARE OF TOTAL OF $6.6 BILLION

Water, Sanitation, andFlood Protection 20%

Transportation Public Administration, Law, and Justice30%

Agriculture, Fishing, and Forestry6%

Education4%

Information andCommunications1%

Industry and Trade1%

Health and OtherSocial Services6%

Finance8%

16%

Energy and Mining8%

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EAST ASIA AND PACIFIC

IBRD AND IDA LENDING BY THEME | FISCAL 2012SHARE OF TOTAL OF $6.6 BILLION

Urban Development 16%

Trade and Integration 4%

Social Protection andRisk Management 14%

Social Development,Gender, and Inclusion 1%

Rural Development Public Sector Goverance14%

Economic Management5%

Environmental and NaturalResources Management12%

Human Development7%

Financial and PrivateSector Development16%

11%

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Cooperation with countries and bilateral and multilateral institutions

and collaboration within the Bank Group, are integral to the Banks work

in the region. The Bank is working with the Association o Southeast Asian

Nations (ASEAN), the Asia-Pacic Economic Cooperation (APEC), the PacicIsland Forum, the Asian Development Bank, the Australian Governmen

Overseas Aid Program (AusAID), the Japan International Cooperation

Agency (JICA), and many other partners to expand development impact

(See hp://wr.r/p.)

Divrig Csomizd Soios

Refecting the diversity in the region, priorities vary across countries or

country groups. In China, knowledge transer and experience sharing has

become a vital part o the Banks partnership. China 2030, a joint research

report with the Development Research Center o Chinas State Council,

was released in February 2012. The book oers policy recommendations to

support Chinas transition to a high-income economy. The majority o in-

vestment projects in China have an environmental ocus, because inclu-

sive green growth is a top priority or the country. Poverty reduction, par-

ticularly in Chinas interior and western provinces, remains a key challenge.

Delivering innovative solutions to meet client demand is a strong ocus

or the region. In Mongolia, the Bank is helping to establish a nationwide

e-health inormation system based on Internet and mobile technology.

Indonesia received a loan o $175 million to increase power generation

rom renewable geothermal resources, and to reduce local and global

environmental impacts. Ater tropical storm Washi, the Bank provided

$500 million o immediate nancial assistance to the Philippines rom the

Disaster Risk Management Development Policy Loan with a Catastrophe

Deerred Drawdown Option (Cat DDO), the rst o its kind in the region.

In the Pacic Islands, the Bank is ramping up its activities on regional

integration and connectivity, building resilience against external shocks,

and promoting economic reorm and private sector development. In

ewer than ve years, over one million people have gained access to

aordable mobile phones. In line with World Bank corporate priorities, e-

orts to engage systematically with countries on gender were strength-

ened this year, and included the release o a regional companion volume

or the World Development Report2012:Gender Equality and Development.

Republic oKorea

Lao PeoplesDemocraticRepublic

Malaysia

Marshall Islands

Cambodia

China

Fiji

Indonesia

Kiribati

Papua NewGuinea

Philippines

Samoa

SolomonIslands

Thailand

Timor-Leste

Tonga

Vanuatu

Vietnam

FederatedStates oMicronesia

Mongolia

Myanmar

Palau

CountRies eligible foR WoRld bank boRRoWing

east asia and PaCifiC Regional snaPsHot

Total population 2.0 billion

Population growth 0.7%

Lie expectancy at birth 72 years

Inant mortality per 1,000 live births 20

Female youth literacy 99%

Number o people living with HIV/AIDS 2.3 million

2011 GNI per capita $4,235

GDP per capita index (2000 = 100) 224

n: Lie expectancy at birth, inant mortality rate per 1,000 live births, and emale youthliteracy are or 2010; other indicators are or 2011 rom the World Development Indicatorsdatabase. HIV/AIDS data are rom the 2012 UNAIDS report, Together We Will End AIDS.

total fisCal 2012 total fisCal 2012

New commitments Disbursements

IBRD $5,431 million IBRD $3,970 million

IDA $1,197 million IDA $1,484 million

Portolio o projects under implementation as o June 30, 2012: $30.3 billion

eASt ASIA AnD PACIfIC ReSultS HIGHlIGHtS

With the support of the Avian and Human Inuenza Control and

Preparedness Project, l PdR responded eectively to contain

several avian fu outbreaks. Between 2006 and 2011, all 17 prov-inces in Lao PDR established multisectoral avian infuenza teams

to mobilize in case o an outbreak; biosecurity training was con-

ducted or 305 slaughterhouses (compared with a target o 181),

733 poultry traders, and 1,556 ghting-cock owners; and active

disease surveillance was established in 156 markets (surpassing

the target o 150 markets), entailing inspection at least twice a

month. One hundred percent o diagnostic tests were carried out

within 48 hours o samples reaching a laboratory, and 100 per-

cent o samples reached a laboratory within 48 hours o the dis-

ease outbreak. (See hp://.wr.r/YVPd2RYif0.)

In i, the Female-Headed Household Empowerment

Program has improved the lives o 20,000 women and 52,000

amily members through training, scholarships, and organizationand network development. The 61 early childhood education

centers built by the project have provided assistance to 2,343

poor students, and the projects 92 literacy centers have taught

2,562 poor women to read. (See hp://.wr.r/

kVt9oMX080.)

By scal 2012, thePost-Tsunami Reconstruction Project in sm

had completely restored road access or communities, serving

about 5,000 people. It is also rebuilding seawalls. (See hp://

.wr.r/67dlXQgMk0.)