Daniel Lederman became Lead Economist and Deputy Chief Economist for Latin America and the Caribbean of the World Bank in May 2013. Previously, he served as Lead Trade Economist in the World Bank's International Trade Department (PRMTR), Senior Economist in the Development Research Group (DECRG), and Senior Economist and Economist in the Office of the Chief Economist for Latin America and the…
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Martin Rama is the Chief Economist for the South Asia region of the World Bank, based in Delhi, India. His main priorities are to promote debate on difficult policy issues in the region, to lead the preparation of major reports on regional issues, and to oversee the overall quality of the Bank’s analytical work in the region. To deliver on these tasks, he and his team actively engage with…
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Said Issa serves as Chair of the Board of Trustees of ANSA-Arab World and also has been working since September 2005 as Grass Roots Manager for Lebanese Transparency Association (LTA) in Beirut, Lebanon. In this capacity he has designed projects and campaigns on Good Governance, Access to Information, Public Sector Reform, Youth in Corruption, Electoral Reform and Transparency in Post-War…
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Kyle Peters is Vice President, Operations Policy and Country Services at the World Bank Group. He was previously Director for Strategy and Operations in the Europe and Central Asia Region, working with the ECA Regional Leadership Team to assure implementation of the Regional Strategy and country programs. Prior to joining the ECA Region, Mr. Peters was Director of Strategy and Country Services in…
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Matthew Morton joined the World Bank Group in December 2012 as a Young Professional economist and social scientist, where he has played a key role in PRMGE's research on gender inequality at work and voice, agency, and participation. He holds a doctorate from Oxford University and was named International Student of the Year by the British Council in 2009. He previously worked for the U.S.…
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Jeni Klugman is the Director of Gender and Development at the World Bank Group, where she serves as lead spokesperson on gender equality issues, and is responsible for developing strategic directions to support the institution's gender and development priorities. She also serves on several advisory boards, including the World Economic Forum's Advisory Board on Sustainability and Competitiveness,…
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Jesko Hentschel is the human development sector director in the South Asia region. He was previously deputy director of the World Development Report 2013 on jobs. The Human Development Department in the South Asia region conducts policy dialogue and analytical work — with much focus on impact evaluations — and offers various forms of financial assistance to the eight countries in the region, in…
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Mr. Mani is as Lead Economist in the Office of the Chief Economist of the World Bank’s South Asia Region. He primarily works on green growth and climate change mitigation and adaptation issues in the region. Prior to joining the region, he led the World Bank's work on assessing environmental implications of development policy lending reforms in the Environment Department of the World Bank. Prior…
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Hans Timmer is the World Bank's Chief Economist for South Asia. Before that, he was the Chief Economist for the Europe and Central Asia region of the World Bank. Prior to these positions, Hans was Director of the World Bank's Development Prospects Group. A quantitative international macroeconomist and econometrician his experience ranges from long-term structural analyses of the economic impact…
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Anthony Lake is the sixth Executive Director of the United Nations Children’s Fund ( UNICEF ), where he has led the organization’s renewed focus on equity, a cost-effective approach to achieving greater results for the world’s most disadvantaged children. As Chairman of the United Nations’ Scaling Up Nutrition Movement, Mr. Lake has taken a special interest in under-nutrition and childhood…
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