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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Welcome Mr. Haroon Sharif Advisor to WBG on regional economic cooperation. As you know well the important element is transport on rail road, and sea ports. The UN ESCAP Thailand in several meetings extended participation from Pakistan, Afghanistan for the Trans Asian Highway, and the Trans Asian Railways that could possibly Pakistan with Europe, Asia, China etc. Pakistan has a ratified treaty with the Ministry of Commerce, Pakistan for the ATA Carnet for transit cargo, which could facilitate the country for transit gateway to the world, and also enable our international trade to be carried via Afghanistan to China and the European routes on the railways. Besides this under the auspices of ICAO the CAA of Pakistan and Afghanistan may cooperate to boost international trade of transit and origination. With your august platform the region will see propserity, cooperation, peace, in the region.