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Jemal-ud-din Kassum, WB vice president for East Asia and the Pacific Region, said that "economic integration is a growing force, and we want to make sure it is managed carefully so that its benefits can be broadly shared by poorer countries and the poor within countries."
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Jemal Ud-din Kassum, World Bank vice-president for Far East Asia and the Pacific, said there are at least four projects and one program loan proposed for funding by the Philippine government.
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He said it would require deliberate efforts to improve the quality of government administration, transparency in decision making, and integrity of the judicial system.
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In a speech during a conference on corporate governance and related reforms sponsored by the Institute of Corporate Directors of the University of Asia and the Pacific, WB vice president for East Asia and Pacific region Jemal-ud-din Kassum said these reforms are integral to current efforts in various part of the government.

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