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Accounting, Auditing Hong-Sang Jung Financial management, financial reporting

Agriculture Laurence Pochard Katsuji Matsunami Agriculture, food crisis, rural development, water resources management

Aid Effectiveness Ms. Manju Senapaty Long term strategy development, policy analysis, and coordinating partnerships with external partners Indu Bhushan Strategic planning and management, policy analysis, interagency relations, health sector policy

Aid in Fragile and Conflict-Affected Situations Marc Cohen Aid effectiveness

Analysis of Survey Data (Poverty, Inequality, and Labor Market Issues) Rana Hasan Development economics

BIMP-EAGA/Subregional Groupings Jaseem Ahmed Brunei-Indonesia-Malaysia-Philippines East ASEAN Growth Area (BIMP-EAGA) governance, finance and trade issues in Indonesia and the Philippines, development economics

Carbon Finance Woochong Um Institutional focal point for scaling up sustainable infrastructure investment in developing member countries

City Development Strategies Charles Andrews Urban development and infrastructure, finance and investment

Clean Energy Samuel Tumiwa Renewable energy, energy efficiency, rural electrification, climate change, industrial environmental management, Clean Development Mechanism (CDM)

Climate Change Robert J. Dobias Environment, biodiversity, environmental impact assessment, natural resource management, climate change, adaptation Ashok Bhargava Renewable energy (Hydropower, wind power. Clean coal, low-carbon technologies. Energy efficiency. Carbon financing) Samuel Tumiwa Renewable energy, energy efficiency, rural electrification, climate change, industrial environmental management, Clean Development Mechanism (CDM)

Country Operations Neeraj Jain Philippines

Development Finance and Policy Charles Andrews Urban development and infrastructure, finance and investment

Disaster Neil Britton Integrated disaster risk management, disaster legislation, public policy and disaster, disaster reduction strategies, risk transfer, disaster and development, risk and vulnerability assessments, damage and needs assessments

Economic Forecasts Jean-Pierre Verbiest Macroeconomics, economic policy, Asian economies, GMS regional cooperation and integration

Economics Joseph Ernest Zveglich, Jr. Development economics, labor economics, economic growth, and macroeconomic management Eugene Zhukov Financial sector development, Pacific and Central Asian economies Jian Zhuang Economic growth, inflation, foreign trade and current account balance, monetary and fiscal policy, income distribution, labor markets, statistics Juzhong Zhuang Economic growth, poverty, and inequality in Asia Lan Wu Education finance reforms, economics of transit countries, Central Asian cooperation Richard Vokes Economics, South and Southeast Asia, agriculture and rural development Avonechith Siackhachanh Financial sector, bond markets S. Hafeez Rahman Macroeconomic management, development policy and planning, regional economic integration Donghyun Park Macroeconomics, finance, Asian Development Outlook (ADO) Cyn-Young Park Macroeconomics, international finance Miyachi Masato Capital markets and structured financing Srinivasa Madhur Macroeconomics, econometric modeling, fiscal and monetary policies, and regional economic integration R. Keith Leonard Development policy, public sector economic management and reform Ayumi Konishi Economic policy, Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) regional cooperation and integration, education development Gil-Hong Kim Lao economy, GMS regional cooperation and integration William James Asia's international trade, monetary policy, international finance, macroeconomics Neeraj Jain Philippines Barry J. Hitchcock Nepal, transition economies, governance, regional cooperation Yolanda Fernandez Lommen Macroeconomics and economic policy advice in PRC Claudia Buentjen Macroeconomics, international economics, and public sector reform Ramesh Adhikari Economic analysis of projects and public policies, country strategy formulation and programming, economic governance, trade and regional economic cooperation, public sector reform Jean-Pierre Verbiest Macroeconomics, economic policy, Asian economies, GMS regional cooperation and integration

Education Jouko Sarvi Education sector policies, strategies Ayumi Konishi Economic policy, Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) regional cooperation and integration, education development

Energy Woochong Um Institutional focal point for scaling up sustainable infrastructure investment in developing member countries Ashok Bhargava Renewable energy (Hydropower, wind power. Clean coal, low-carbon technologies. Energy efficiency. Carbon financing) Areg Barseghyan Energy and transport management, financial management

Energy Efficiency Ashok Bhargava Renewable energy (Hydropower, wind power. Clean coal, low-carbon technologies. Energy efficiency. Carbon financing)

Environment Xiaoying Ma Safeguard policy, environmental assessment and safeguards, capacity development in environmental management Robert J. Dobias Environment, biodiversity, environmental impact assessment, natural resource management, climate change, adaptation Nessim Ahmad Environment and Social Safeguards Samuel Tumiwa Renewable energy, energy efficiency, rural electrification, climate change, industrial environmental management, Clean Development Mechanism (CDM)

Environment and Social Safeguard Policies Xiaoying Ma Safeguard policy, environmental assessment and safeguards, capacity development in environmental management Nessim Ahmad Environment and Social Safeguards

Financial Markets Werner Liepach Credit Enhancements, Guarantees, Syndications, Cofinancing Arrangemenets

Financial Sector Mikio Kashiwagi Treasury services, risk management, funding, investment Ajay Sagar Private sector operations, political risk and partial credit guarantees, local currency financing, risk management, project finance, capital markets and financial institutions, infrastructure finance

Financing Partnerships Werner Liepach Credit Enhancements, Guarantees, Syndications, Cofinancing Arrangemenets

Food Security Katsuji Matsunami Agriculture, food crisis, rural development, water resources management

Fragile and Post-Conflict Country Programming Charles Andrews Urban development and infrastructure, finance and investment

Gender and Development Sonomi Tanaka Community Development, gender, NGOs and Civil Society, poverty, rural development, social development, social protection, vulnerable groups Shireen Lateef Gender and development, social development, human trafficking

Governance Arjun Thapan Urban development, water resources, public financial management Hamid Sharif Procurement, legal and judicial reform, public policy Sandra Nicoll Governance, public management and civil service reform, public financial management, decentralization, and capacity development

Health and Nutrition Jacques Jeugmans HIV/AIDS, avian flu, swine flu, health, nutrition, and population Shireen Lateef Gender and development, social development, human trafficking

Information and Communications Technology Woochong Um Institutional focal point for scaling up sustainable infrastructure investment in developing member countries

Infrastructure Laurence Pochard Makoto Ojiro Project management, regional cooperation and integration in Central Asia

Infrastructure Planning and Development Tadashi Kondo Civil engineering

Integrated Development Laurence Pochard

Inter-agency Relations Ms. Manju Senapaty Long term strategy development, policy analysis, and coordinating partnerships with external partners

Knowledge Management Olivier Serrat Knowledge Management

Legal and Judicial Reform Hamid Sharif Procurement, legal and judicial reform, public policy

Municipal Finance Stephen F. Wermert Public and private sector development issues, regional infrastructure

Poverty Reduction Christopher Spohr Education and training

Power Stephen F. Wermert Public and private sector development issues, regional infrastructure

Private Infrastructure Stephen F. Wermert Public and private sector development issues, regional infrastructure

Private Sector Development Eugene Zhukov Financial sector development, Pacific and Central Asian economies

Public Policy Arjun Thapan Urban development, water resources, public financial management Hamid Sharif Procurement, legal and judicial reform, public policy

Regional Cooperation Richard Vokes Economics, South and Southeast Asia, agriculture and rural development Adrian Ruthenberg Regional cooperation, CAREC regional cooperation, economic policy Ayumi Konishi Economic policy, Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) regional cooperation and integration, education development

Regional Economic Integration Jayant Menon Trade and Investment

Rural Development Katsuji Matsunami Agriculture, food crisis, rural development, water resources management

Safeguard Policies Robert C. May Conflict and complaints resolution

Social Development Christopher Spohr Education and training Sri Wening Handayani Social analysis and social protection

Statistics Jian Zhuang Economic growth, inflation, foreign trade and current account balance, monetary and fiscal policy, income distribution, labor markets, statistics

Strategic Planning and Management Noriko Ogawa Managing for development results, corporate strategic planning, country assistance strategy, policy analysis, development finance and economics, knowledge management, strategic communications and public relations Indu Bhushan Strategic planning and management, policy analysis, interagency relations, health sector policy

Strategic Policy Development and Analysis Ms. Manju Senapaty Long term strategy development, policy analysis, and coordinating partnerships with external partners

Swine Flu Jacques Jeugmans HIV/AIDS, avian flu, swine flu, health, nutrition, and population

Transport Stephen F. Wermert Public and private sector development issues, regional infrastructure Woochong Um Institutional focal point for scaling up sustainable infrastructure investment in developing member countries James Leather Integrated urban transport systems, private sector participation in transport infrastructure, transport and climate change Areg Barseghyan Energy and transport management, financial management

Treasury Mikio Kashiwagi Treasury services, risk management, funding, investment

Urban Development Woochong Um Institutional focal point for scaling up sustainable infrastructure investment in developing member countries Amy S.P. Leung Urban development issues, water resources management, project design and monitoring, public-private partnerships

Water Woochong Um Institutional focal point for scaling up sustainable infrastructure investment in developing member countries

Water Resources Wouter Lincklaen Arriens Water policy and sector reforms, water resources management, institutional development, Water Week


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