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East Asia and Pacific Newsletter

  
November 6, 2008
FEATURE
 Mongolia Economic Policy Conference
Conference engaged policymakers to find ways to address Mongolia's development challenges.
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AROUND THE REGION
CHINA: China Quarterly Update scheduled for launch
The next issue of the China Quarterly Update is scheduled to be released on November 25 in Beijing. View past editions
   
INDONESIA: PNPM Generasi: Dream School Comes True
Built in the 1960s, the buildings of SD Negeri Cihamerang, Sukabumi, were run-down and badly in need of renovation. When funding became available from PNPM-Generasi Sehat dan Cerdas, the local community was quick to identify the need to rehabilitate it. Read more
   
LAO PDR: Students Visit Resettled Villagers in NT2
Fifteen students and five teachers from the National University of Laos (NUOL) had an opportunity to learn about work on the Nam Thuen 2 Project (NT2), especially on resettlement, compensation and environmental issues. Read more
   
SINGAPORE: Doing Business 2009
Penelope Brook, Director in the World Bank Group’s Financial and Private Sector Presidency, spoke at the American Chamber of Commerce and the Institute of Policy Studies to highlight and discuss the findings of the Doing Business 2009 report. Read more
   
VIETNAM: World Bank Approves Support for Modernization of Vietnam’s Finance Sector
The World Bank’s Board of Directors approved nearly US$60 million in funding for Vietnam’s Finance Sector Modernization and Information Management System Project. Read more
  
  
  
  
  
  
   
 
The blog East Asia & Pacific on the rise wants to create conversations around important development challenges facing the region, share what we at the World Bank are doing and highlight some interesting initiatives. It is maintained by various staff working on development issues in the region.
   
Current conversations:
David Dollar talks about Anxiety and hope in Guangdong, China
   
James Seward thinks the market chaos could affect development in emerging Asia
   
James Davison writes about road safety in Through kids’ eyes, a view of road safety and climate change in A call for international climate change polic
   
David Dollar posits the financial crisis could provide Mongolia opportunity for reform
   
   
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