Christine Qiang
Lead Economist
A Chinese national, Christine joined the World Bank in 1998. Her main responsibilities include ICT policy and strategy development; and design, preparation and supervision of information infrastructure projects in Asia. She has written and published a number of articles and book chapters on ICT and development, with a focus on the policy dimension. Her areas of expertise include ICT for development, telecommunications sector reform, growth, poverty and investment climate. She has a PhD in Economics and a M.S.E. in Computer Science and Engineering from the Johns Hopkins University and a BA in German Language and Literature from the International Studies University in China. She speaks Chinese, German and some Spanish. Christine is currently based in Nepal.
