The African Development Bank Group has appointed Rabah Arezki as Chief Economist and Vice President, Economic Governance and Knowledge Management.

The appointment takes effect from October 1, 2020.

According to a press release from the Bank, Dr. Rabah Arezki hails from Algeria and his presently the Chief Economist for Middle East and North Africa Region at the World Bank.

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.

Arezki started his career at the International Monetary Fund as an Economist and became the Chief of the Commodities and Environment Unit in the Research Department.

provided leadership on IMF’s rapid response to the historical collapse in oil prices that started in 2014..

He 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. Mr 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.

hafisuruh:
congrats bro... I nearly concluded he was white looking at him

Ehiagwinner09:
They are gradually easing out adesina

styless:
The African Development Bank is supposed to be giving out loans to SMEs I suppose. The body reeks of inefficiency.

dario078:


It's an Arab man you are calling bro. You think he considers you his bro ����

styless:
The African Development Bank is supposed to be giving out loans to SMEs I suppose. The body reeks of inefficiency.

dario078:


It's an Arab man you are calling bro. You think he considers you his bro ����

ajl:


You surely don't know what you are saying. Why would AfDB be the one handing out loans to SMEs. Ask your local banks. AfDB won't give SMEs loan directly but will do it through local banks. I won't be surprised if they have released funds for such in the past. As usual it get "eaten" within the system without getting to genuine supposed beneficiaries. Nigerian factor as usual. As I said the organization has a SMEs program on its website.
https://www.afdb.org/en/topics-and-sectors/initiatives-partnerships/access-to-finance-for-smes-through-fis

chloride6:


No ma.

They are bankers to governments and big corporation.

FRESHG:
ALGERIA IS NOT ARAB!. GO AND CHECK THE HISTORY OF THE ORIGINAL ARABIANS

FRESHG:
ALGERIA IS NOT ARAB!. GO AND CHECK THE HISTORY OF THE ORIGINAL ARABIANS