African Development Bank Group Appoints Dr. Rabah Arezki as Chief Economist and Vice President, Economic Governance and Knowledge Management
Dr Rabah Arezki, a citizen of Algeria, is currently the Chief Economist
for Middle East and North Africa Region at the World Bank, a role he has held since 2017
ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast, July 13, 2020/ -- The African Development Bank Group (www.AfDB.org) is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr Rabah Arezki as Chief
Economist and Vice President, Economic Governance and Knowledge
Management, effective 1st October 2020.
Dr Rabah Arezki, a citizen of Algeria, is currently the Chief Economist
for Middle East and North Africa Region at the World Bank, a role he has held since 2017.
At the World Bank, he led the development of the Bank’s “moonshot
approach” for the Middle East and Africa which aims to achieve full
internet and digital payment connectivity. He championed the agenda on
fair competition, data and transparency to empower and unlock the
potential of the region’s youth.
Prior to joining the World Bank, Dr Arezki worked at the International
Monetary Fund (IMF) from 2006 to 2017. He started his career at the IMF
as an Economist and became the Chief of the Commodities and Environment
Unit in the Research Department. He provided leadership on IMF’s rapid
response to the historical collapse in oil prices that started in 2014.
He advised authorities all around the world on risk mitigation policies.
Dr Arezki is a senior fellow at Harvard University’s John F. Kennedy
School of Government, an external Research Associate at the Oxford
University, UK, a research fellow at the CESifo, a global independent
research network. Dr. Arezki is also a resource person for the African
Economic Research Consortium and a Research Fellow at the Economic
Research Forum. He has been a non-resident Fellow at the Brookings
Institute, USA.
He has published extensively both in top academic journals and
policy-oriented outlets and is a co-editor and co-author of five books
including Shifting Commodity Markets in a Globalized World. Many of his
research papers have been cited extensively in academic circles and in
prominent media outlets.
“The African Development Bank is making excellent progress in
accelerating Africa’s development. I am excited with the opportunity to
work with President Adesina and the Bank’s leadership and teams to
further provide top notch policy, knowledge and capacity building
support for African countries, ” Dr Arezki said about his appointment.
Dr Arezki holds a Masters in Economics and Statistics from Ecole
Nationale de la Statistique et de l’Administration Economique (ENSAE) –
France (2003), and a PhD in Economics from the European University
Institute – Italy (2006). He is multilingual and fluent in French,
English, and Arabic.
“I am delighted that Dr. Rabah Arezki is joining the African Development Bank Group following an impactful career at the World Bank and the IMF. Rabah is an outstanding researcher and policy expert with extensive
experience in research, policy and reforms,” President of the African
Development Bank Group Akinwumi Adesina said.
“His leadership will be especially important as the Bank designs and
deploys policy-based operations to address COVID-19, advances policy
reforms, and supports African countries growth recovery efforts from the pandemic,” Adesina added.
About the African Development Bank Group:
The African Development Bank Group (www.AfDB.org) is Africa’s premier development finance institution. It comprises three distinct entities: the African Development Bank (AfDB), the African
Development Fund (ADF) and the Nigeria Trust Fund (NTF). On the ground
in 41 African countries with an external office in Japan, the Bank
contributes to the economic development and the social progress of its
54 regional member states. For more information: www.AfDB.org
Link: African Development Bank Group (AfDB)
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