Goldstein new WB country director for Nepal

KATHMANDU, July 13: The World Bank (WB) has appointed Ellen Goldstein as the new country director for Nepal. Apart from the new responsibility, she will continue to serve as the country director for Bangladesh as well.



Goldstein has been serving as the country director for Bangladesh since November 2009.[break]



In a letter that officially communicated Goldstein´s appointment to the government of Nepal, the WB has said the merger of the country director positions for Nepal and Bangladesh was expected to create synergies across the two country programs for better delivery of development results.



“The size and scope of the Nepal program and the Country Office will be unaffected by this decision,” a statement quotes the letter as saying.



The WB has said its Nepal program will be managed on a day-to-day basis by a country manager stationed in Kathmandu, who will serve as the representative of the WB Group in Nepal.



Goldstein joined the World Bank in 1988 as a macroeconomist and has worked with WB programs in South Asia, West Africa, Europe and Central Asia, and the Caribbean. She has served as country director for programs in nine West African nations. Goldstein has also served as Director for Quality Assurance and Results at the African Development Bank in Tunisia.



“I am honored and excited to serve as the World Bank Country Director at a time of momentous changes in Nepal,” the statement quoted Goldstein as saying.



“I look forward to working with the Government and people of Nepal during this important transition.” she added



Goldstein has a Masters Degree in Public Health from Johns Hopkins University in the US. She also has a Masters Degree in Public Affairs from Princeton University in the US where her subjects were International Economics and Development Studies.

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