Regional cooperation: World Bank appoints new adviser for South Asia
An eminent economist, Haroon Sharif has joined the World Bank (WB) as an Adviser on Regional Economic Cooperation.
He will work as a core member of the South Asia regional integration team and will focus on the political and economic drivers and constraints to cross-border and regional cooperation. Sharif will assist Pakistan to better integrate with her neighbours and facilitate private sector led cooperation, which includes through trade, supply chain integration and foreign direct investment.
For the last ten years Haroon has been working for the UK’s Department for International Development. As head of the Economic Growth Group for Pakistan, he was managing a multimillion dollar portfolio focused on growth, financial sector development and job creation.
Published in The Express Tribune, October 12th, 2012.
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