Because the results of research over the previous decade gradually received international affirmation, in 1989 the World Bank approved the center's five-year plan and provided substantial funding. The number of research projects increased substantially and regional cooperation projects were successively begun.
由於十年來的研究成果漸受國際肯定，八九年世界銀行批准五年計畫，經費略微改善，研究項目亦有增加，區域合作案逐一開始。