Edition : August 2008
  FEATURE  
Poor Sanitation Still Causes Heavy Health and Economic Losses in Indonesia.
A new report called the "Economic Impacts of Sanitation in Indonesia" finds that the lack of access to sanitation poses heavy financial and economic costs to the Indonesian economy - not only to individuals, but also to the public and commercial sectors.
Related links & download:
Press Release | Op-ed

Report (.pdf)

World Bank Water & Sanitation Website


  WHAT'S NEW  
Project Profile

PNPM Mandiri Daerah Tertinggal (National Community Empowerment Program for Underdeveloped Regions) is an innovative pilot program which began by the Government of Indonesia in November 2006, designed to address governance and policy problems in 51 of the poorest districts across the country. PNPM Mandiri Daerah Tertinggal builds on other successful community development projects, such as the Kecamatan (Sub-District) Development Program (KDP), to align bottom-up planning procedures with the newly empowered district governments of Indonesia.
Read the profile


Education in Indonesia - Development Topic
Education is central to the Indonesian Government’s development agenda. The Indonesian school system is immense and diverse. With over 50 million students and 2.6 million teachers in more than 250,000 schools, it is the third largest education system in the Asia region and the fourth largest in the world. See World Bank's program in supporting Indonesia Education.

August 2008 Trade Note - Data
Trade Continuing resilience. Despite of slowing down in global export markets, high commodity prices continued to lift Indonesia’s net exports. Read more detail data on the Latest Trade Note (.pdf) |
World Bank Programs on Trade

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