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Aaditya Mattoo's picture
Aaditya Mattoo is Research Manager, Trade and Integration, at the World Bank. He specializes in trade policy analysis and the operation of the WTO, and... Read more »
Anand Rajaram's picture

Anand Rajaram is Sector Manager for public sector and governance work in the Africa region of the World Bank.  He was previously Lead Economist... Read more »

Antonio Nucifora's picture

Antonio Nucifora, an Italian national, joined the World Bank in 2002 through the Young Professionals Program.  He was appointed to his current... Read more »

Apurva Sanghi's picture
Apurva Sanghi is a lead economist at the World Bank, in its Poverty Reduction and Economic Management (PREM) Economic Policy and Debt Department, where... Read more »
Ashish Narain is a Senior Economist in the World Bank Africa region. Read more »
Asumani Guloba's picture
Asumani Guloba is an Economist in the World Bank office in Zambia. Previously, he served as an economist in the World Bank Uganda office. He holds a PhD... Read more »
Aurelien Kruse's picture
Aurélien is an economist in the Nairobi office of the World Bank, where he works on Somalia, Burundi and Kenya (leading the Bank's work on Kenya's... Read more »
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Birgit Hansl's picture
Birgit is a Senior Economist working on Rwanda. She works in the World Bank office in Kigali. Read more »
Borko Handjiski's picture
Borko Handjiski is working as Senior Economist in the Africa department. His previous work involved macroeconomic analysis, technical assistance, and... Read more »
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Daniel Lederman's picture
Daniel Lederman is Lead Economist in the World Bank's International Trade Department (PRMTR). Before joining the World Bank in 1995 as a consultant in... Read more »
Daniel Sellen's picture

Daniel Sellen is a Sector Leader  in the area of agriculture and rural development, covering Bénin, Burkina Faso, Côte d’Ivoire and Togo for the... Read more »

David Evans's picture
David is a Senior Economist in the Chief Economist's Office for the Africa Region of the World Bank. He coordinates impact evaluation work across... Read more »
Delfin Go's picture
Delfin Go is Lead Economist in the World Bank's Development Prospects Group and the main author of the 2010 and 2011 Global Monitoring Reports. He was... Read more »
Deon Filmer's picture
Deon Filmer is a Lead Economist at the World Bank. He has published research in the areas of education, health, social protection and poverty. Recent... Read more »
Dino Merotto's picture
Dino Merotto is a Lead Economist in the Economic Policy and Department of the World Bank. Now leading PRMED's debt unit, he worked extensively as a... Read more »
Dirk Reinermann's picture

Dirk Reinermann, a German national, joined the World Bank Group in 1996, as an Advisor to the German Executive Director on the World Bank's Executive... Read more »

Dominique Njinkeu's picture
Dominique Njinkeu is a Lead Trade Facilitation Expert and the Program Coordinator of the Trade Facilitation Facility (TFF) at the International Trade... Read more »
Dominique Van De Walle's picture
Dominique Van De Walle is a Lead Economist in the World Bank's Gender and Development Group. She holds a Masters in Economics from the London School of... Read more »
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Elizabeth M. White is Senior Strategy Officer and Program Manager for the Africa Catalytic Growth... Read more »

Emilie Mushobekwa's picture
Emilie A. Mushobekwa is Economist, working for the World Bank in DR Congo since 2003. She also performs the role of Respectful Workplace Advisor (RWA)... Read more »
Espen Beer Prydz's picture
Espen Beer Prydz works on poverty analysis, statistics and economic policy in the PREM unit of the World Bank. He is currently based in Cambodia and has... Read more »
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Fernando Im's picture

Fernando Im is an Economist in the Poverty Reduction and Economic Management Unit (PREM, AFTP1). Previously he worked at the Development Economics,... Read more »

Fred Owegi's picture
Frederick Owegi works as an Economist in the World Bank's Nairobi office. Read more »
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Gaël Raballand is a Senior Economist in the World Bank Africa region (based in Lusaka country office). He holds a PhD in economics and has co... Read more »

Gandham N.V.Ramana's picture
Gandham N.V.Ramana is a Lead Health Specialist currrently based in Nairobi Kenya. He started his career as a primary care physician in Nigeria and then... Read more »
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Senior Communications Officer, World Bank Africa Region

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Indermit Gill's picture
Indermit Gill is the Chief Economist of the Europe and Central Asia Region of the World Bank. Prior to this, he was the Director of the World... Read more »
Isis Gaddis's picture
Isis Gaddis is an Economist with the Poverty Reduction and Economic Management (PREM) team in Dar-es-Salaam (Tanzania). Before joining the World Bank in... Read more »
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Jacques Morisset is the World Bank Lead Economist in Madagascar. After getting his PhD in Economics from the University of Geneva, he has hold various... Read more »
Jane Kiringai's picture
Jane Kiringai is a Senior Economist based in the Kenya country Office. Jane undertakes economic analytical work in the areas of macroeconomic policy and... Read more »
Janneke Hartvig Blomberg's picture
Janneke Hartvig Blomberg is a Nutrition Specialist with the World Bank, based in the Tanzania Country Office since October 2009 where she has been... Read more »
Jesús Crespo Cuaresma's picture
Jesús Crespo Cuaresma is Professor of Economics at the Vienna University of Economics and Business (WU), as well as Director of Economic Analysis at the... Read more »
Johannes Zutt's picture
Johannes Zutt, a Dutch national, has been active in development since 1990. His early experience involved program planning, and monitoring and... Read more »
John Wilson's picture

John S.Wilson is a Lead Economist in the Development Economics Research Group of the World Bank. Mr. Wilson currently directs research on trade costs... Read more »

Jorge Arbache's picture
Jorge Saba Arbache is Senior Economist in the World Bank's Office of the Chief Economist, Africa Region, and is the director of the Africa Development... Read more »
Julio Revilla's picture
Julio is a senior country economist for Zambia. Before joining the Bank in 2005, he worked at the Institute of International Finance, as an advisor to... Read more »
Justin Yifu Lin's picture

Justin Yifu Lin is the former World Bank Chief Economist and Senior Vice President, Development Economics. In his capacity, Mr. Lin guided the Bank... Read more »

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Kalpana Kochhar's picture
Kalpana Kochhar was appointed the Chief Economist for the South Asia Region (Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri... Read more »
Kathleen Beegle's picture

Kathleen Beegle is a Senior Economist in the Development Research Group of the World Bank. 
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Khwima Nthara's picture
Khwima Nthara, a Malawian national, is a World Bank Senior Economist for Malawi. He joined the Bank in February 2005. In his current position, he is... Read more »
Kirk Hamilton's picture

Kirk Hamilton is a Lead Economist in the Development Research Group of The World Bank and co-author of The Changing Wealth of Nations (World Bank... Read more »

Kristina Nwazota's picture
Since 2007, Kristina Nwazota has worked for the World Bank Africa Region as the regional web editor. Before joining the Bank, Kristina was International... Read more »
Kristoffer Welsien's picture
Kristoffer Welsien is a World Bank Economist based in Dar es Salaam. After obtaining two master’s degrees in Economics and Econometrics from University... Read more »
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Manka Angwafo's picture

Manka Angwafo is a Research Analyst in the Office of the World Bank Chief Economist for the Africa Region. In that capacity, she conducts analysis on... Read more »

Marcus Holmlund's picture
Marcus Holmlund is an IE coordinator with the Development Impact Evaluation Initiative (DIME). He oversees and participates in a range of impact... Read more »
Marilou Uy's picture

Ms. Marilou Uy is the Sector Director for the Africa Financial and Private Sector Development Department at the World Bank. Previously, she served as... Read more »

Mark Thomas's picture
Mark Thomas is Sector Manager for Poverty Reduction and Economic Management in the Africa Region of the World Bank, responsible for all lending and... Read more »
Michele Zini's picture
Michele Zini is a Research Analyst at the World Bank’s Office in South Africa, with the Poverty Reduction and Economic Management (PREM) Unit.... Read more »
Mombert Hoppe's picture
Mombert Hoppe is an Economist in the Poverty Reduction and Economic Management Department of the World Bank, focusing on collaborative projects with... Read more »
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Norbert Schady, a German national, is a Senior Economist in the Development Research Group of the World Bank. He received his B.A, from Yale University... Read more »
Noro Andriamihaja's picture
Noro Aina Andriamihaja, a Malagasy national, assumed her current position as Economist of the World Bank’s Madagascar Country Office from February 2006.... Read more »
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Obiageli Ezekwesili's picture
Obiageli "Oby" Ezekwesili, a Nigerian national, was appointed Vice President for the World Bank's Africa Region in 2007. She oversees more than 1600... Read more »
Omowunmi Ladipo's picture
Omowunmi Ladipo is the World Bank Country Manager for Rwanda with overall responsibility for managing a program that supports Rwanda’s Economic... Read more »
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Patricia Palale's picture

Patricia Palale is a public sector management specialist in the World Bank Office in Zambia. She is the Task Team Leader of the Wor... Read more »

Patricio V. Marquez's picture
Patricio V. Marquez is a World Bank Lead Health Specialist and Cluster Leader for the countries in the southern Africa subregion. Until recently he... Read more »
Philip Keefer's picture
Philip Keefer is a Lead Research Economist in the Development Research Group of the World Bank. Since receiving his PhD in Economics from Washington... Read more »
Phindile Ngwenya is Research Analyst with the Poverty Reduction and Economic Management (PREM) team in the Pretoria Office in South Africa. Prior to... Read more »
Praveen Kumar's picture

Praveen Kumar is the World Bank's Lead Economist for Zimbabwe. Before taking this position, he worked as Lead Economist for Kenya. He holds a Ph.D... Read more »

Preeti Arora's picture
Preeti Arora is a Senior Country Economist in the Poverty Reduction and Economic Management Unit of the World Bank’s Southern Africa Region. Her work... Read more »
Punam Chuhan-Pole's picture
Punam Chuhan-Pole is Lead Economist in the Office of the Chief Economist of the Africa Region at the World Bank. She has led a study documenting and... Read more »
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Quy-Toan Do's picture
QUY-TOAN DO is an Economist in the Poverty Team of the Development Research Group. Since joining the Bank as a Young Economist in 2002, his research has... Read more »
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Rachel K. Sebudde's picture
Rachel K. Sebudde is a Senior Economist in the World Bank's Africa, Poverty Reduction and Economic Management Unit. She has over 15 years of policy... Read more »
Raju Jan Singh's picture

Raju Jan Singh is the Lead Economist for Central Africa, based in Yaoundé, Cameroon. Prior to joining the World Bank, Mr. Singh held positions at t... Read more »

Ricardo Gazel's picture
Ricardo Gazel, a citizen of Brazil, received his B.A. degree in Economics from University of Minas Gerais, Brazil in 1981. He worked in the private and... Read more »
Ritva Reinikka's picture
Ritva Reinikka is director of the Human Development Group in the Africa Region of the World Bank. Since she joined the Bank in 1993 as a country... Read more »
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Samuel Maimbo is a Lead Financial Sector Specialist with the Africa Financial and Private Sector Development Unit. He has expertise in a range of... Read more »
Sandeep Mahajan's picture
Sandeep Mahajan is the World Bank's Lead Economist for South Africa. Read more »
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Shantayanan Devarajan is the Chief Economist of the World Bank’s Africa Region.  Since joining the World Bank in 1991, he has been a Principal... Read more »

Shiva Makki's picture

Shiva Makki joined the World Bank research department in 2004 as a senior economist.  He is part of a unit involved in financing, evaluating, ... Read more »

Stephen Vincent is the Program Manager of the World Bank's Sub-Saharan Africa Transport Policy Program.

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Stevan Lee's picture
Stevan Lee is a Senior Economist at the World Bank. Prior to that, he was an economist at the British Department for International Development (DFID).... Read more »
Stuti Khemani's picture

Stuti Khemani is a Senior Economist in the Development Research Group and the Africa region’s Chief Economist’s office of the World Bank. Her area... Read more »

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Thomas Danielewitz is a statistician in the World Bank’s Development Data Group. In August 2011 he relocated to World Bank headquarters in Washington DC... Read more »
Tijan Sallah's picture
Tijan M. Sallah is an economist and currently manager, Capacity Development and Partnerships Unit of the Africa Region, the World Bank. He has published... Read more »
Tom Bundervoet's picture
Tom Bundervoet joined the World Bank in 2012 as Poverty Economist in Rwanda. Tom is an applied economist whose research mainly focuses on the impact... Read more »
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Vijay Pillai's picture
Vijay Pillai is currently World Bank's Country Manager in Sierra Leone. He has over 20 years of development experience with bilateral and multilateral... Read more »
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Waly Wane's picture

WALY WANE is an Economist in the Development Research Group (Public Services Team). He joined the bank in August 1999 after completing his Ph.D. a... Read more »

Will Wiseman is a Senior Economist based in the Nairobi office of the World Bank, where he manages the World Bank Social Protection portfolio in Kenya.... Read more »
Wolfgang Fengler's picture

Wolfgang Fengler is the World Bank’s Lead Economist in the Nairobi office of the World Bank where he covers Kenya, Rwanda, and Eritrea.

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Xiao Ye is an economist in the Africa Region Chief Economist's Office. In addition to providing sta... Read more »

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Yutaka Yoshino is Economist with a joint appointment in the Office of the Chief Economist and the Office of the Sector Director,... Read more »
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Zeinab Partow's picture

Zeina Partow is a Senior Country Economist in the Africa Division of the World Bank.

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