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Africa-Press<\/a> – South-Africa<\/a>. <\/strong><\/span>CAPE TOWN – The World Bank has named former Senegalese finance minister, Makhtar Diop to lead the agency responsible for private sector finance.<\/p>\n

The international financial institution made the announcement on Thursday.<\/p>\n

We are pleased to announce the appointment of Makhtar Diop to lead @IFC_org. As Managing Director & EVP, @Diop_WB will build on the unprecedented speed & scale of the @WorldBank Group\u2019s response to the global crisis & help support vital recovery efforts. https:\/\/t.co\/sDX37qhTC5<\/p>\n

According to the Guardian, Diop is the first African to lead the International Finance Corporation (IFC), which leverages financing to support private firms in developing nations.<\/p>\n

Diop\u2019s appointment comes on the back of the World Trade Organisation\u2019s decision to select Nigeria\u2019s former finance minister Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala as its new director-general, the first African and first woman to serve in that role.<\/p>\n

Prior to Diop\u2019s current appointment, he served for six years as the World Bank\u2019s Vice President for the Africa Region, where he oversaw a major expansion of the bank’s work in Africa and the delivery of a record-breaking US$70 billion (R1.02 trillion) in commitments, said a World Bank statement.<\/p>\n

\u201cMakhtar Diop has deep development and finance experience and a career of energetic leadership and service to developing countries in both public and private sectors,\u201d Group President of the World Bank, David Malpass, said.<\/p>\n

Diop played a key role in instituting structural reforms to lay a strong foundation for Senegal\u2019s growth in the late 1980s.<\/p>\n

Diop has been named one of the 100 most influential Africans in the world.<\/p>\n

In 2015, he received the prestigious Regents\u2019 Lectureship Award from the University of California, Berkeley.<\/p>\n

Diop took to social media to say that he is honoured to have been appointed as @IFC_org’s managing director and executive VP.<\/p>\n

\u201cMore than ever, private sector growth in developing economies is key to improve people\u2019s lives. Now is the time to boost inclusive growth and promote sustainable investments for the benefit of all,\u201d said Diop<\/p>\n

This appointment is effective March 1.<\/p>\n

African News Agency<\/b><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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