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The World Bank Group in Indonesia

Acknowledgments

This evaluation was prepared by a team from the Independent Evaluation Group led by Stuti Sachdeva. Ebru Karamete and Jennifer Keller (until June 2025) served as co-task team leaders. The team included Deborah Delmar, Leonardo Bravo, Santiago Tellez Canas, Sengphet Lattanavong, Amit Patel, and Gilang Hardadi. Geospatial analysis was conducted by Virginia Ziulu and Sanittawan Tan. Claudia Rokx served as adviser, and Maximillian Ashwill edited the report. Under the resilient urbanization theme, Rebecca Laberenne, Amy McDonald, and Maria Shkaratan contributed analytical support. During the mission, Ardi Putra Baramuli, Nursila Dewi, and Ali Muhamad Dwipayana provided field support. Patricia Acevedo, Suriani Burhan, and Irma Hutagalung provided administrative assistance.

The report was conducted under the guidance and supervision of Birgit Hansl (manager) and Lily L. Chu (director, Strategy and Operations), under the overall direction of Sabine Bernabè (Director General, Evaluation).

Peer reviewers for this evaluation were Maria Gonzalez, ASEAN-2 division chief and mission chief for Indonesia, International Monetary Fund; Bert Hofman, professor, East Asian Institute at the National University of Singapore, and former chief economist for the East Asia and Pacific Region, World Bank; and Martha Bowen, deputy vice president for policy in the Department of Policy and Evaluation at the Millennium Challenge Corporation.

The Independent Evaluation Group is grateful to government officials, development partners, and other stakeholders who provided valuable insights into the World Bank Group’s program in Indonesia. We are thankful to the Bank Group country office staff, Bank Group management, and country team members who facilitated the meetings preparation with country officials, provided documents and information, and participated in meetings.