Andrew Steer: Indonesia is back in business

The World Bank says Indonesia has overcome the financial crisis. Its time to cut our dependence on donors.

March 6, 2007

WHEN asked about his highs and lows of his five years in Indonesia, outgoing World Bank chief representative in Indonesia, Andrew Steer, unhesitatingly cites Aceh as his lowest point. The human and physical devastation and the massive scope of rebuilding that needed to be done was, he said, overwhelming. For all that, we brought together 15 donors together and at last call, got US$650 million in grants, and thats going very well, he said. The hig

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