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54-408: Grobogan is divided into nineteen districts, listed below with their areas and populations at the 2010 census and the 2020 census, together with the official estimates as at mid 2023. The most westerly twelve of these districts (with a combined population of 888,581 at the 2020 census) lie within the officially defined Semarang Metropolitan Area (known as Kedungsepur ); the remaining seven districts to

108-477: A board of governors meeting once a year. Each member country appoints a governor, generally its minister of finance. Daily, the World Bank Group is run by a board of 25 executive directors to whom the governors have delegated certain powers. Each director represents either one country (for the largest countries), or a group of countries. Executive directors are appointed by their respective governments or

162-574: A final report, "Striking a Better Balance". The report concluded that fossil fuel and mining projects do not alleviate poverty, and recommended that World Bank involvement with these sectors be phased out by 2008 to be replaced by investment in renewable energy and clean energy . The World Bank published its Management Response to the EIR in September 2004 after extensive discussions with the board of directors. The Management Response did not accept many of

216-601: A loan the bank made to the palm oil company Dinant after the 2009 Honduran coup d'état . There have been numerous killings of Campesinos in the region where Dinant was operating. Other controversial investments include loans to the Chixoy Hydroelectric Dam in Guatemala while it was under military dictatorship, and to Goldcorp (then Glamis Gold) for the construction of the Marlin Mine . In 2019,

270-522: A source of entertainment in the villages around the town, which the organiser was invited by the village authority for special occasions to the villagers. This type of cinema has also faded away. The regency is famous for its Swikee or Sweekee, a soup of frog legs . In fact, Swikee is a Chinese term for the soup, perhaps introduced by the Chinese community in the region. Normally the soup is well accompanied by dark and sweet Soya sauce (Kecap Manis), which

324-631: Is a metropolitan area anchored by the city of Semarang in Central Java , Indonesia . It additionally includes the city of Salatiga , as well as Demak Regency , Grobogan Regency (part only), Kendal Regency , and Semarang Regency . It is the fourth most populous metropolitan area in Indonesia with an estimated population of about 6.2 million as at mid 2023. Note: Semarang is served by Trans Semarang bus rapid transit , comprising at least eight main corridors. Another bus rapid transit,

378-727: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . World Bank Group The World Bank Group ( WBG ) is a family of five international organizations that make leveraged loans to developing countries . It is the largest and best-known development bank in the world and an observer at the United Nations Development Group . The bank is headquartered in Washington, D.C. , in the United States . It provided around $ 98.83 billion in loans and assistance to "developing" and transition countries in

432-417: Is a story telling in a form of songs performed by a man with the accompaniment of a traditional percussion (kendang). The stories were mainly based on the local history or the history of Muhammad . Ledhek/Tayub is a group of Javanese musicians and singer-dancers which was very popular due to their sensual gestures. Apart from the sensual gestures of the dancers, Tayup was/is also famous since they involve/invite

486-482: Is also the specialty of the town. However, the dish is more known by those who live in the city center rather than in villages. The frogs can be found easily during the wet seasons, among the rice fields or in the bank of Lusi river. The poor villagers will tend to sell the frogs in the market. They are rather happy to consume the fresh water crabs (called Yuyu in Javanese which is smaller in size than their cousin from

540-452: Is applied only to Muslim boys. The boy would be dressed with a dress like an Arab Sheikh, and taken by horse from his house to the nearby mosque. This procession is accompanied with Islamic music . Ngantenan is basically the wedding ceremony, which we can see clearly the influence of Hindu culture . Nevertheless, while welcoming the invitee, the bride and groom would be put at the center of the house with brights and colourful costumes including

594-685: Is part of the World Bank Group. The group's headquarters are in Washington, D.C. It is an international organization owned by member governments; although it makes profits, they are used to support continued efforts in poverty reduction. Technically the World Bank is part of the United Nations system, but its governance structure is different: each institution in the World Bank Group is owned by its member governments, which subscribe to its basic share capital, with votes proportional to shareholding. Membership gives certain voting rights that are

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648-629: Is recognized as a leading funder of climate investments in developing countries. The WBG came into formal existence on 27 December 1946 following international ratification of the Bretton Woods agreements, which emerged from the United Nations Monetary and Financial Conference (1–22 July 1944). It also provided the foundation of the Osiander Committee in 1951, responsible for the preparation and evaluation of

702-430: Is then partially included to Sragen regency. Bumi Kejawen, Sukowati, Sukodono, Glagah, Tlawah, Pinggir, Jekawal, and others. Areas such as Repaking, Ngleses, Gubug, South Kedungjati, Kemusu, are included to Boyolali Regency. Meanwhile, the areas which then included to Grobogan Regency are : Purwodadi, Grobogan, Kuwu, sela, Teras Karas, Medang Kamulan, Warung (Wirosari), Wirasaba (Saba), Tarub, Getas, and more. Later,

756-580: The World Development Report . Commencing operations on 25 June 1946, it approved its first loan on 9 May 1947 (USD 250M to France for postwar reconstruction, in real terms the largest loan the bank has issued to date). All of the 188 UN members and Kosovo that are WBG members participate at a minimum in the IBRD. As of May 2016, all of them also participate in some of the other four organizations (IDA, IFC, MIGA, and ICSID). WBG members by

810-479: The junior high school participation. Agriculture and public sectors are the main providers of labor market . There is no significant industry, while the mining sectors remain insignificant for the economy of the regions. Many male young people work as seasonal workers in bigger cities like Semarang and Jakarta as construction workers, tricyclists (tukang becak) and other unskilled occupations. While for their female counterparts, they work in manufacture industries. In

864-512: The kelurahan of Grobogan. (c) including the 4 kelurahan of Purwodadi, Danyang, Kalongan and Kuripan. The western part of Grobogan Regency within the defined Semarang Metropolitan Area covers an area of 1,145.58 km and had a population of 927,005 in mid 2023; the eastern part of the regency (outside the Semarang Metropolitan Area) covers 877.26 km and had a population of 587,296 in mid 2023. Bordering Grobogan Regency to

918-1003: The 2021 fiscal year. The bank's stated mission is to achieve the twin goals of ending extreme poverty and building shared prosperity. Total lending as of 2015 for the last 10 years through Development Policy Financing was approximately $ 117 billion. Its five organizations are: The first two are sometimes collectively referred to as the World Bank . The activities of the World Bank (the IBRD and IDA) focus on developing countries , in fields such as human development (e.g. education, health), agriculture and rural development (e.g. irrigation and rural services), environmental protection (e.g. pollution reduction, establishing and enforcing regulations), infrastructure (e.g. roads, urban regeneration, and electricity), large industrial construction projects, and governance (e.g. anti-corruption, legal institutions development). The IBRD and IDA provide loans at preferential rates to member countries, as well as grants to

972-619: The EIR process, the World Bank issued a revised Policy on Indigenous Peoples. The World Bank has long been criticized by a range of non-governmental organizations and academics, notably including its former chief economist Joseph Stiglitz , who is equally critical of the International Monetary Fund , the US Treasury Department , and the US and other developed country trade negotiators. Critics argue that

1026-570: The EIR report's conclusions, but the EIR served to alter the World Bank's policies on oil, gas, and mining in important ways, as the World Bank documented in a recent follow-up report. One area of particular controversy concerned the rights of indigenous peoples. Critics point out that the Management Response weakened a key recommendation that indigenous peoples and affected communities should have to provide 'consent for projects to proceed; instead, there would be 'consultation'. Following

1080-428: The IBRD and IDA, whereas the term "World Bank Group" or "WBG" is used to refer to all five institutions collectively. The World Bank Institute is the capacity development branch of the World Bank, providing learning and other capacity-building programs to member countries. The IBRD has 189 member governments, and the other institutions have between 153 and 184. The institutions of the World Bank Group are all run by

1134-593: The Sanctions System; and the Conflict Resolution and Internal Justice System. The present managing director, Shaolin Yang, assumed the office after Sri Mulyani resigned to become finance minister of Indonesia . The managing director and World Bank Group chief financial officer is Anshula Kant since 7 October 2019. After longstanding criticisms from civil society of the bank's involvement in

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1188-644: The WBG until April 16, 1980, when the People's Republic of China replaced the ROC. Since then, it uses the name " Taiwan, China ". Excluded from the list are the following de facto states: Abkhazia , Artsakh , Northern Cyprus , the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic , Somaliland , South Ossetia , and Transnistria . Together with four affiliated agencies created between 1957 and 1988, the IBRD

1242-630: The World Bank, they mostly rely on private-sector clients to monitor their implementation and miss an independent monitoring institution in this context. This is why an extensive review of the institutions' implementation strategy of social and environmental standards is demanded. The World Bank's Integrity Vice Presidency (INT) is charged with the investigation of internal fraud and corruption, including complaint intake, investigation, and investigation reports. The World Bank Group has also been criticized for investing in projects with human rights issues. The Compliance Advisor/Ombudsman (CAO) criticized

1296-470: The area of Grobogan, Purwodadi, Wirosari, Mangor (?), Demak, Kudus, lost in the fire of war against the Dutch (Sagimun MD, 1960: 32, 331–332). In 1848–1850, as a result of a famine , the population of Grobogan dropped substantially, from 89,000 in 1848 to only 9,000 in 1850. Grobogan is a flat valley lying between two mountains, Pegunungan Kendeng to the south and Pegunungan Kapur Utara to the north. Although

1350-530: The bank's Charter require an 85% supermajority, the U.S. can block any major change in the bank's governing structure. Because the U.S. exerts formal and informal influence over the bank as a result of its vote share, control over the presidency, and the bank's headquarters location in Washington, D.C., friends and allies of the U.S. receive more projects with more lenient terms. The World Bank Group consists of The term " World Bank " generally refers to just

1404-435: The bank's largest shareholder. The nominee is subject to confirmation by the executive directors, to serve a five-year, renewable term. Ajay Banga is the current and 14th President of the World Bank Group . The managing director of the World Bank is responsible for organizational strategy; budget and strategic planning; information technology; shared services; Corporate Procurement; General Services and Corporate Security;

1458-695: The city center was closed in the early eighties, and the main train station now is Ngrombo in Toroh District (+/- 8 km south of Town center), which is the part of DAOP 4 Semarang. The closest airports are A Yani Airport in Semarang (+/- 60 km west of Purwodadi), and Adi Sumarmo International Airport in Solo City (south of Purwodadi). Semarang metropolitan area The Semarang metropolitan area , known locally as Kedungsepur (an acronym of Kendal–Demak–Ungaran–Salatiga–Semarang–Purwodadi),

1512-460: The co-ordinative area of Regent Nayoko Ponorogo: Adipati Surodiningrat. In the times of War Prangwadanan and War Mangkubumen, the region was a power base of Prince Prangwedana (Raden Mas Said) and Prince Mangkubumi. Grobogan region covers the Sukowati area north of Bengawan Solo, Warung, Sela, Kuwu, Teras Karas, Cengkal Sewu, and even to the northern Kedu (Schrieke, II, 1957: 76: 91). Sukowati area

1566-518: The constituencies. The agencies of the World Bank are each governed by their Articles of Agreement that serves as the legal and institutional foundation for all their work. The activities of the IFC and MIGA include investment in the private sector and providing insurance, respectively. Traditionally, the bank president has been a U.S. citizen nominated by the president of the United States,

1620-492: The east (indicated by asterisks (*) following their names in the table below) are outside the Semarang Metropolitan Area. The table also includes the locations of the district administrative centres, the number of administrative villages in each district (totaling 273 rural desa and 7 urban kelurahan ), and its postal code. Notes: (a) including the 2 kelurahan of Wirosari and Kunden. (b) including

1674-409: The international financial institutions as 'illegal and illegitimate and a cog of coercive American diplomacy in carrying out financial terrorism. Defenders of the World Bank contend that no country is forced to borrow its money. The bank provides both loans and grants. Even the loans are concessional since they are given to countries that have no access to international capital markets . Furthermore,

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1728-512: The loans, both to poor and middle-income countries, are below market-value interest rates . The World Bank argues that it can help development more through loans than grants because money repaid on the loans can then be lent for other projects. Criticism was also expressed towards the IFC and MIGA and their way of evaluating the social and environmental impact of their projects. Critics state that even though IFC and MIGA have more of these standards than

1782-467: The local society, those two forms of performances can still be easily found in different parts of Central Java. Other forms of cultural performances are almost wiped out from the live of Groboganese, such as Angguk, Kentrung, Ledhek/Tayup, Barongan and Reyog. Angguk was performed mainly by a group of young girls aged between 13 and 17 years, doing a marching dance inspired by the different forms of old Dutch army and royal army from Demak and Surakarta. Kentrung

1836-545: The money-shore that should be paid by the Dutch Government is deleted. Second, a part of Kedu (Grobogan area), some areas in Semarang, Demak, Jepara, Salatiga, Grobogan districts, Wirosari, Sesela, Warung, daerah-daerah Jipang, dan Japan were submitted to the Dutch Government. And third, areas around Boyolali, Galo, and the district Cawer Wetan were given to Yogyakarta (Ibid.: 77). During the Diponegoro War,

1890-654: The north are the Demak , Pati and Kudus Regencies, to the east is Blora Regency , to the south are the Ngawi (East Java Province), Sragen and Boyolali Regencies and to the west is Semarang Regency . The government of the regency is led by a regent, currently Sri Sumarni. Grobogan Regency became the center of the Mataram kingdom with its capital in Medhang Kamulan or Sumedang Purwocarito or Purwodadi. The capital

1944-542: The number of organizations in which they participate: Non-members are Andorra , Cuba , Liechtenstein , Monaco , Palestine , the Holy See ( Vatican City ), Taiwan, and North Korea , of which Andorra is the only IMF member state did not join WBG. The Republic of China joined the World Bank on December 27, 1945. After the Chinese Civil War , the government fled to Taiwan and continued its membership in

1998-623: The oil, gas, and mining sectors, the World Bank in July 2001 launched an independent review called the Extractive Industries Review (EIR—not to be confused with Environmental Impact Report ). The review was headed by an "Eminent Person", Emil Salim (former Environment Minister of Indonesia). Salim held consultations with a wide range of stakeholders in 2002 and 2003. The EIR recommendations were published in January 2004 in

2052-409: The poorest countries. Loans or grants for specific projects are often linked to wider policy changes in the sector or the country's economy as a whole. For example, a loan to improve coastal environmental management may be linked to the development of new environmental institutions at national and local levels and the implementation of new regulations to limit pollution. Furthermore, the World Bank Group

2106-686: The poorest regencies in Central Java, Grobogan now is the 18 in the economic scale, out of 35 regencies. However, 34.05% of its population in 2004 lived below the poverty line. Located between Surakarta (Solo City and Demak), Grobogan has been a strong influence of both the more direct Islam Culture from the Sultane of Demak and more subtle culture of Kingdom of Surakarta (Kasunanan Surakarta). This has been reflected in its traditional arts and performances, such as Shadow Puppet (Wayang Kulit), Javanese Theatre (Kethoprak). Although they almost disappear from

2160-424: The provincial-owned Trans Jateng has two corridors southward and westward in the Semarang metropolitan area, linking Semarang Tawang Station (Semarang) to Bawen Bus Terminal (Semarang Regency) and Mangkang Bus Terminal (Semarang) to Bahurekso Bus Terminal (Kendal Regency). The eastern part of the Semarang metropolitan area is served by Kedungsepur commuter rail. This Central Java location article

2214-586: The provision of the Giyanti Agreement (1755) stated, as a Mancanegara region, Grobogan were included as Sultanate, with Madiun, half of Pacitan, Magetan, Caruban, Jipang (Bojonegoro), Teras Karas (Ngawen), Sela, Warung (Kuwu-Wirosari). (Sukanto, 1958: 5–6). A then based on the agreement between the GG Daendels with PAA Amangkunegara in Yogyakarta, dated January 10, 1811, it was stipulated that

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2268-544: The rainy seasons, the two rivers cause floods which often destroys the harvests. Similar to other regencies in Java, Islam is the dominant religion, with significant presence of Christianity - both Protestant and Catholic, Hindu , and Buddhism . In some places, one can still find traditional beliefs, Aliran kepercayaan and Kejawen. There are two Catholic Parishes, Paroki Purwodadi and Paroki Gubug, which are administered by Semarang Diocese (Keuskupan Agung Semarang). Most of

2322-542: The recent years, the numbers of female migrant workers have increased significantly with the main destination in Singapore, Malaysia, Hong Kong , and Gulf Countries. There is a possibility of brain drain in Purwodadi, since those who are highly educated tend to find a better and more promising career outside the region or abroad. The per capita income in 2004 is Rp 611.968,49 (around 70 US$ ). Formerly known as one of

2376-467: The same for all countries but there are also additional votes that depend on financial contributions to the organization. The president of the World Bank is nominated by the president of the United States and elected by the bank's Board of Governors. As of 15 November 2009, the United States held 16.4% of total votes, Japan 7.9%, Germany 4.5%, the United Kingdom 4.3%, and France 4.3%. As changes to

2430-515: The schools are public schools . The private educations mainly are provided by the Madrassah, Muhammadiyah, both are Muslim, as well as by Protestant institution and The Union of Teachers of the Republic of Indonesia (PGRI - Persatuan Guru Republic Indonesia). There is almost no higher learning institution in Purwodadi. The senior high school participation is still low (21.19% in 2004) in 58,13 for

2484-449: The sea) and fresh water snail (Keong/Besusul). The soup of water crabs (Jangan Yuyu) is normally prepared during the rainy season before the rice harvests. This soup is very rich in taste and has very high protein content. However, this delicacy can not be found in any restaurant but easily found in farmers’ household. The soup of snail (Jangan Keong) is also another delicacy that can not be found in any restaurant in Indonesia, nevertheless,

2538-553: The similar dish can be found in Lisbon, Portugal. The snails are also prepared as brochette/satay (Sate Keong). By bus, Purwodadi Bus Terminal (Terminal Simpang Lima) has direct lines to Semarang , Jakarta (Pulogadung, Lebak Bulus, Tanjung Priok, Kampung Rambutan, Pasar Rebo), Bekasi (Pondok Gede), Tangerang (Ciputat, Ciledug), Bogor (Parung), Solo (Tirtonadi), Kudus , Demak , Blora , Pati , Malang (Arjosari), Denpasar , Bali (Ubung), and Surabaya . The train station in

2592-435: The so-called free market reform policies—which the bank advocates in many cases—in practice are often harmful to economic development if implemented badly, too quickly (" shock therapy "), in the wrong sequence, or in very weak, uncompetitive economies. World Bank loan agreements can also force procurements of goods and services at uncompetitive, non-free-market, prices. Other critical writers, such as John Perkins , label

2646-457: The spectators to dance along with them. This kind of participative performance is rare in the Javanese context. Barongan is a Javanese version of Barongsay, the dance of Dragon, where the influence of Chinese culture can be seen from the form of the dragon, the use of the dominance red color. The difference with the Barongsay, Barongan normally presided Reyog, a trance dance. Reyog in Purwodadi

2700-464: The town is known to be very hot during the dry season , Grobogan is one of the main rice producers in Central Java, which mainly supported by several man-made dams, such as Bendungan Klambu, Bendungan Sedadi and Bendungan Kedung Ombo. The construction of Bendungan Kedung Ombo was a source of national debate due to the social cost of this gigantesque project supported be the World Bank . The two main rivers are Kali Lusi (or Pilang) and Kali Serang. During

2754-410: The traditional Javanese costumes, Arabic costumes, and supposed to be modern western costumes with sun-glasses. They can change up to seven costumes within 6 hours. It is very unfortunate, that most of these tradition has almost all disappeared due to coming of more global and uniformed culture. Kethoprak, Kentrung, Angguk, Barongan and Reyog were used to be the expressions of thanks of the people during

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2808-529: The wedding or other important ceremonies. Now they have been replaced either by video-movies, or by Dangdut concerts. In early 80s, Purwodadi had two cinemas, Bioskop Kencana, located right in the commercial center of the town, and Bioskop Simpang Lima, in the southern part of the town, not so far from Simpang Lima roundabout. Unfortunately, due to the presence of television and video (and now VCD and DVD players ), now, both cinemas do not have activities. The outdoor cinema, more known as Layar Tancep, once used to be

2862-426: Was different with the more extravagance Reyog of Ponorogo. In the middle of the trance, some of the dancers could involve the eating of broken glasses and raw skins of rice (brambut). Other examples of cultural performances were related with the life cycle rites such as Kathaman and Ngantenan. Khataman is a circumcision ceremony in which it is used as a symbol of a young boy's entrance into adulthood. Normally, Kathaman

2916-577: Was later moved to around town Prambanan as Mamratipura or Poh Pitu or Watugaluh. During the time of Medang and Kahuripan, the Grobogan region was important to the country. Later, in the time of Majapahit, Demak, and Pajang, Grobogan was always associated with the folklore of Ki Ageng Sela, Ki Ageng Tarub, Bondan Kejawan, and the story of Aji Saka . During the Islamic Mataram kingdom, the Grobogan region were included as Mancanegara and had become

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