Harvey Goldstein, director of Business-Link Consultancy in Singapore, advises U.S. businesses investing in Indonesia through his relationships with Indonesian government entities. The U.S. has invested billions across technology, agribusiness, chemicals, pharmaceuticals, and automotive manufacturing in Indonesia. Donor agencies like the World Bank play a key role in direct funding of foreign companies and entities to engage developing nations through financial and civic assistance, integrating fiscal, political, cultural, legal and informational factors to help reduce poverty and facilitate social and national progress contributing to economic growth.