Jakarta MEDIA ADVISORY

LAUNCH OF UN ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL SURVEY OF ASIA AND THE PACIFIC 2012
07 May 2012 | Jakarta -- The Asia-Pacific region continues to face a deeply challenging external environment. The V-shaped recovery from the depths of the 2008-09 global financial crisis in 2010 proved to be short-lived, as the world economy entered a second stage of the crisis in 2011, due to the continued uncertain economic outlook of the US economy and the Euro zone debt crisis. Notwithstanding this slowdown, growth in Asia and the Pacific remains substantially better than in any other region continuing as an anchor of stability and growth pole for the world economy. The 2012 edition of the Economic and Social Survey of Asia and the Pacific: Pursuing Shared Prosperity in an Era of Turbulence and High Commodity Prices, analyses the short and medium-term challenges for the region and the outlook for the year ahead. What are the implications of these regional trends for Indonesia? Please join us for the Indonesia launch of the flagship publication of the Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) the regional arm of the United Nations which provides policy options for governments to overcome these challenges and maintain the pursuit of inclusive and sustainable development in Asia and the Pacific. What: Launch of United Nations Economic and Social Survey of Asia and the Pacific 2012 Where: Papua Room, 7th Floor, Menara Thamrin Building, Jl. Thamrin Kav.3, Jakarta Pusat When: Thursday, 10 May 2012, at 10.00 am 12.00 noon Who: Dr. Katinka Weinberger, Director of Centre for Alleviation of Poverty through Sustainable Agriculture (ESCAP-CAPSA) Ms. Amalia Adininggar Widyasanti, ST, MSi, M.Eng. Ph.D., Direktur, Perdagangan, Investasi dan Kerjasama Ekonomi Internasional, Badan Perencanaan Pembangunan Nasional (BAPPENAS) Mr. Pande Radja Silalahi, PhD. Head of the Department of Economics, Centre for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) Dr. Prabowo, Director of Strategic Asia consulting firm Presentations will be followed by Q & A session. The event will feature presentations in both Bahasa Indonesia and English, and select interpretation will be provided. For further information please contact Ms. Dahlia Sihombing, Tel: (+62) 21 3983 1011, Mobile: (+62) 818 895 323, dahlia.sihombing@unic.org

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