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The World Bank Group has operations in 47 Sub-Saharan African countries where its funding is mainly provided through the International Development Association (IDA)—the Bank's fund for the world's poorest countries—and the International Finance Corporation (IFC), the Bank's private sector arm. In 2010, the World Bank Group committed a record US$11.5 billion in loans, near-zero-interest credits, grants, equity investments, and guarantees to Africa.

Taking the opportunity of the visit by Mr. Jamal Saghir, World Bank’s Director, Sustainable Development, Africa Region, World Bank Tokyo Office organizes a public seminar on "The Role of the World Bank’s Sustainable Development in Africa", featuring the World Bank’s activities and recent challenges in sub-Saharan Africa—including those financed by the International Development Association (IDA)—in infrastructure, energy, agriculture, rural development, environment, climate change and natural resources management, ICTs, oil, gas and mining, post-conflict reconstruction, social development, transport, urban development, and water. He will also touch upon the World Bank’s new strategy for Africa that will be released in March, outlining how it plans to revise its approach and deepen its partnership with Africa in the five years to 2016.

Date/Time

Wednesday, March 16, 2011, 4:00pm-5:30pm

Speaker

Mr. Jamal Saghir
Director, Sustainable Development, Africa Region, World Bank

Mr. Saghir ensures the soundness and alignment of country, regional and corporate strategies, as well as the Bank’s portfolio in these sectors, so that all contribute effectively to poverty reduction and a sustainable, climate-resilient future in sub-Saharan Africa. Mr. Saghir was previously Director and Chair of the Bank Group’s Boards for Energy, Transport and Water, a position he held from 2001-10. He joined the World Bank in 1990, after working as a senior advisor on privatization, energy and infrastructure in the governments of Tunisia and Quebec, Canada. At the Bank, he has served in senior advisory and leadership roles in a variety of private sector development, privatization and restructuring operations in Africa, Latin America, Central and Eastern Europe, the Middle East and North Africa. In 1998, he was named the Bank’s Sector Leader for Urban Water and Sanitation, in the Infrastructure Development Group, and promoted to Sector Manager in 1999.

Language

English and Japanese (with simultaneous translation)

Registration

Seminar registration is closed.

Inquiries

Yukako Hiraki, the World Bank Tokyo Office
yhiraki@worldbank.org Phone: 03-3597-6650