Radu Tatucu, a Romanian national, is a Senior Financial Sector Specialist with the World Bank’s Finance, Competitiveness and Innovation Global Practice, East Asia and Pacific Region. He is currently based in Manila, Philippines, where he is leading the World Bank’s financial sector engagement in the country. He joined the World Bank in 2015 as part of the Young Professionals Program and has been involved in projects covering topics such as green, sustainable and disaster risk finance, fintech and digital economy, financial stability & macro-financial monitoring, development finance institutions, MSME finance, and affordable housing finance. During his time at the World Bank, he has worked on a wide range of countries, including Cambodia, China, Kenya, Lao, Malaysia, Moldova, Mongolia, Myanmar, Nigeria, Pacific Island Countries, the Philippines, Romania, Thailand, and Vietnam.