Indonesia - Third Infrastructure Development Policy Loan Project

Page 1 PROGRAM INFORMATION DOCUMENT (PID) APPRAISAL STAGE Report No.: AB5001 Operation Name Third Infrastructure Development Policy Loan Region EAST ASIA AND PACIFIC Sector General water, sanitation and flood protection sector (32%);Power (32%);General transportation sector (32%);Telecommunications (4%) Project ID P115102 Borrower(s) REPUBLIC OF INDONESIA Implementing Agency BAPPENAS/COORDINATING MINISTRY FOR ECONOMIC AFFAIRS/ MINISTRY OF FINANCE BAPPENAS Jalan Taman Surapati No 2 Jakarta Indonesia Tel: 62-21-336207 Ministry of Finance Jl. Dr. Wahidin No. 1 Jakarta 10710 Indonesia Tel: (62-21) 384-6725 Fax: (62-21) 3500 842 silaban.rio@gmail.com Coordinating Ministry for Economic Affairs Jl. Lapangan Banteng Timur 2-4 Jakarta Pusat 10710 Indonesia Tel: (21-21_ 351 1462 Date PID Prepared July 16, 2009 Date of Appraisal Authorization July 23, 2009 Date of Board Approval September 24, 2009 1. Country and Sector Background Indonesia continues to recover and strengthen from the economic, political and environmental shocks of the past decade. Its economy has accelerated to the fastest growth pace since the crisis of the late 1990s, despite unstable global financial markets and a slowing world economy. The country has recovered from natural disasters including the 2004 tsunami, earthquakes, and wide- spread floods. And Indonesia