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WB Vice President for Infrastructure to visit Vietnam
  • | VET | February 20, 2019 08:00 AM
Mr. Makhtar Diop, the World Bank Vice President for Infrastructure, will pay his first official visit to Vietnam from February 20 to 22.


 
 Mr. Makhtar Diop, the World Bank Vice President for Infrastructure
He is expected to meet with senior leaders of the country and of various ministries and agencies as well as and local authorities to confirm the World Bank’s continuous support to Vietnam, seek to deepen the trusted partnership between Vietnam and the World Bank, and discuss Vietnam’s infrastructure agenda, with focuses on energy, transport, digital development, and public-private partnerships.

As part of his visit, Mr. Diop will also take a field trip to Hai Phong to witness first-hand the results of World Bank-financed projects in infrastructure development and to understand the infrastructure needs of emerging cities in Vietnam.

Mr. Diop has been Vice President for Infrastructure since July 1, 2018. The Infrastructure Vice Presidency comprises Energy & Extractives, Transport, Digital Development, Infrastructure Finance, and Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs). In this global role, Mr. Diop leads efforts to develop sustainable solutions and help close the infrastructure gap in developing and emerging economies.

Prior to this appointment, he served for six years as the World Bank’s Vice President for the Africa Region, where he oversaw the delivery of a record-breaking $70 billion to Sub-Saharan Africa to help tackle development challenges such as access to affordable and sustainable energy, boosting the economic empowerment of women and young people, and promoting an enabling environment for more innovation and technology adoption. A passionate advocate for Africa’s right to clean and affordable sources of electricity, he also called for greater investment in renewable energy and pushed for greater regional interconnectivity in the power and transport sectors.

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