Hans Peter Lankes is IFC’s Vice President of Economics and Private Sector Development. In this capacity, Mr. Lankes is responsible for ensuring that IFC’s strategies and projects have a consistent focus on development results. He also provides independent economic analysis and oversight to all IFC’s operations and ensures coordination with the World Bank and other international financial…
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Ms. Paula Ingabire is a Rwandan technology enthusiast and politician, who currently serves as the Minister of ICT and Innovation of Rwanda. Before her current appointment She was Head of the Kigali Innovation City initiative and the former Head of ICT at the Rwanda Development Board. She is part of Girls in ICT Rwanda and has also been at the helm of Transform Africa, a platform that brings…
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Her Excellency Dr. Sahar Nasr was sworn in as the Egyptian Minister of Investment and International Cooperation on February 16, 2017, following her appointment as Minister of International Cooperation on September 19, 2015. Since assuming this role, Dr. Nasr has made several strides in enhancing the business environment and the investment climate, with the ultimate objective of promoting private…
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Sir Angus Deaton is Senior Scholar and the Dwight D. Eisenhower Professor of Economics and International Affairs Emeritus at Princeton University’s Woodrow Wilson School where he taught for thirty years. He is also Presidential Professor of Economics at the University of Southern California. He is the author of five books including, most recently, The Great Escape: health, wealth, and the origins…
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Francisco H. G. Ferreira, is a Senior Adviser in the World Bank’s Development Research Group, where he oversees the Bank’s research programs on poverty and inequality. He was formerly the Bank’s Chief Economist for the Africa Region. Francisco has published widely in the fields of poverty and inequality in developing countries, including in journals such as the Journal of Public Economics , Journal of Development…
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Roy van der Weide is an Economist on the Poverty and Inequality Research team within the Development Research Group of the World Bank. He recently assumed the responsibility of leading the poverty and inequality mapping research within the department. His other research is concerned with the empirics of inequality of opportunity and poverty reduction, axiomatic approaches to income measurement,…
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Taro Aso is the Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Finance, and Minister of State for Financial Services in Japan. He previously served as Prime Minister, Minister of Foreign Affairs, and Minister for Internal Affairs and Communications. In 1979, he was elected as a member of the House of Representatives, and has been elected 13 times since. He also served as CEO of Aso Cement Co., Ltd. before.…
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Bernardo Gonzalez, was appointed President of the National Banking and Securities Commission (CNBV) of Mexico on February 11, 2018. As the President of the CNBV, Mr. Gonzalez is a member of the Mexican Council for the Stability of the Financial System (Consejo de Estabilidad del Sistema Financiero), and is currently leading CNBV’s efforts for the completion of Fintech’s regulatory agenda in…
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Journalist and media manager with more than a decade of experience leading high performance teams, mostly under Time Inc and/or in partnership with CNN/Turner. Editorial leader in the launching, digital repositioning and strategy of many print, online or multimedia sites/magazines/projects in business, sports, politics, B2B or general news. Strong commitment to the highest standards and ethics,…
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