Victoria Kwakwa | |
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| Vice President of the World Bank for Eastern and Southern Africa | |
| Assumed office 01 July 2022 | |
| President | Ajay Banga David Malpass |
| Preceded by | Hafez Ghanem |
| Vice President of the World Bank for Corporate Strategic Initiatives | |
| In office 01 September 2021 – 01 July 2022 | |
| President | David Malpass |
| Vice President of the World Bank for East Asia and the Pacific | |
| In office 15 April 2016 – 01 September 2021 | |
| President | David Malpass Kristalina Georgieva (Acting) Jim Yong Kim |
| Succeeded by | Manuela Ferro (fr) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Ghana |
| Nationality |  Ghanaian |
| Alma mater | University of Ghana (BA) Queens University (MA,PhD) |
| Occupation | Economist |
Victoria Kwakwa is a Ghanaian economist who currenttly serves as the Vice President of the World Bank for Eastern and Southern Africa. She previously served as the Vice President of the World Bank for Corporate Strategic Initiatives from September 2021 to 01 July 2022.[1][2]
She also served as Vice President at the World Bank for East Asia and the Pacific between April 2016 and August 2021.[3][4] Prior to that she was country director of the World Bank in Vietnam.[5]
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- ^ "Victoria Kwakwa World Bank Vice President for East Asia and Pacific Archives". Vanuatu Independent. Retrieved 30 May 2018.
- ^ "Victoria Kwakwa". World Bank. Retrieved 23 September 2021.
- ^ Ayitey, Charles. "Ghanaian Victoria Kwakwa gets top World Bank appointment". Yen.com.gh - Ghana news. Retrieved 30 May 2018.