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Preface and Acknowledgments The East Asia and Pacific Economic Update is a joint product of the World Bank Office of the Chief Economist, East Asia and Pacific Region, and the Macroeconomics, Trade and Investment Global Practice, prepared in collaboration with the Poverty and Equity Global Practice, the Development Prospects Group, and the Finance and Markets Global Practice. The report was prepared by Ha Nguyen (Co-Task Team Leader) and Andrew Blackman (Co-Task Team Leader), under the guidance of Sudhir Shetty (Chief Economist, East Asia and Pacific Region). Ndiame Diop, Deepak Mishra, and Salman Zaidi provided valuable advice to the team. Chapter I was prepared by Andrew Blackman (lead), Ekaterine Vashakmadze, Judy Yang, Vera Kehayova and Ha Nguyen. Contributions were received from the Chapter III team (listed below), as well as Ana Maria Aviles, Massimiliano Cali, Carlo Corazza, Ergys Islamaj, Maryla Maliszewska, Robert Henry Malpass, Andy Mason, Elitza Mileva, Keita Miyaki, Francesca de Nicola, Israel Osorio-Rodarte, Jiyoung Song, Diego Sourrouille, François de Soyres, Radu Tatucu, Matthew Wai-Poi, Jinxin Wu and Luan Zhao. Chapter II was prepared by Ambar Narayan and Judy Yang (Chapter II.A), and Wendy Cunningham (Chapter II.B). Chapter III was prepared by staff from the Macroeconomics, Trade and Investment Global Practice and the Poverty and Equity Global Practice: Kiatipong Ariyapruchya, Davaadalai Batsuuri, Hans Beck, Andrew Blackman, Derek Hung Chiat Chen, Yew Keat Chong, Olga Da Conceicao, Kevin Chua, Kevin Cruz, Francis Addeah Darko, Somneuk Davading, Georgia Demarchi, Gabriel Demombynes, Reno Dewina, Viet Tuan Dinh, Sebastian Eckardt, Kim Alan Edwards, Samuel Freije-Rodriguez, Imogen Halstead, Birgit Hansl, Kristen Himelein, Taufik Ramadhan Indrakesuma, Demet Kaya, Annette De Kleine, Chandana Kularatne, John Litwack, Xubei Luo, Sodeth Ly, Miguel Eduardo Sanchez Martin, Pedro Miguel Gaspar Martins, Elitza Mileva, Thi Da Myint, Shabih Ali Mohib, Arvind Nair, Jean-Pascal Nguessa Nganou, Clarence Tsimpo Nkengne, Keomanivone Phimmahasay, Obert Pimhidzai, Sharon Faye Alariao Piza, Ririn Purnamasari, Rong Qian, Richard Record, Jaffar Al Rikabi, Anna Robinson, Carlos Orton Romero, Frederico Gil Sander, Ilyas Sarsenov, Imam Setiawan, Dhruv Sharma, Altantsetseg Shiilegmaa, Kenneth Simler, Sailesh Tiwari, Kimsun Tong, Ikuko Uochi, Judy Yang, Gabriel Roberto Zaourak, and Luan Zhao. The work was managed by Ndiame Diop and Deepak Mishra for the Macroeconomics, Trade and Investment Global Practice, and by Salman Zaidi for the Poverty and Equity Global Practice. Thi Thanh Thanh Bui, Kristina Catherine Tan Mercado, and David Andrew Stephan, made substantive contributions to the model, table production and assisting staff with their forecasts. Angkanee Luangpenthong, Yulita Sari Soepardjo and Ivana Ticha provided technical support. Assistance with communications and outreach was provided by Marcela Sanchez-Bender, LĂvia Pontes and Alejandro Cedeno Ulloa (External Communications, East Asia and Pacific Region). The report was edited by Sean Lothrop, and designed and typeset by Budy Wirasmo. Administrative support was provided by Cecile Wodon.
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