Naomi is a Senior Economist in the Economic Policy Global Practice at the World Bank, based in Nairobi, Kenya. Her work focuses on macroeconomics and fiscal policy analysis and leads the work on economic monitoring which culminates in the bi-annual publication of the Kenya Economic Updates which provide an overview of recent developments and forecasts of major macroeconomic variables. She also co-leads work on the development policy operations that provide rapidly disbursing financing for budget support. Prior to joining the World Bank, she was the Deputy Director of Research and Knowledge Management at the Commission on Revenue Allocation and a policy analyst at the Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis. Naomi holds a PhD in Economics from the University of Cape Town, South Africa.