Klaus Tilmes

Director, Trade and Competitiveness Global Practice
Klaus Tilmes is Director of the Trade and Competitiveness Global Practice of the World Bank Group. In that position, he is responsible for such global themes as Trade, Competitive Sectors, Investment Climate and Innovation & Entrepreneurship. Prior to his current position, Klaus was the Director of the Financial and Private Sector Development (FPD) Network at the World Bank, a position he held from 2010 to 2014. Klaus has a Master’s degree in Public Administration, focused on Development Economics and Public Sector Management, from Harvard University, and a Master’s degree in Economics from the University of Mannheim.
Blogging on: Private Sector Development Blog, Open Data
- Helping Somalia attract private investment will require realism, rigor and reforms
- Jobs in Africa: Designing better policies tailored to countries’ circumstances
- Searching for New, Better Data to Measure GVCs
- TCdata360 : une nouvelle plateforme qui facilite l’accès aux données sur le commerce et la compétitivité
- TCdata360: llenar vacíos en materia de datos de libre acceso sobre comercio y competitividad
- TCdata360:填补贸易与竞争力公开数据缺口
- TCdata360: Filling Gaps in Open Trade and Competitiveness Data
- TCdata360: Filling Gaps in Open Trade and Competitiveness Data
- بوابة TCdata360: سد الفجوات في البيانات المفتوحة للتجارة والتنافسية
- Breaking down barriers to competition: Unlocking Africa’s potential through a regional platform for cooperation
- Spurring global growth via a new Trade Facilitation Agreement
- Does competition create or kill jobs?
- To meet the jobs challenge, maximize the impact of SMEs
Blogging on: Private Sector Development Blog, Open Data