Last Updated on November 11, 2021 8: 29pm
The World Bank’s new Country Manager for Nepal, Faris Hadad-Zervos, arrived in Kathmandu on Tuesday, The Kathmandu Post reports.
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Hadad-Zervos, an American national, joined the Bank in 2001 and has since held various management positions. His most recent assignment was as Country Manager for Malaysia.
“I consider it a privilege and an honour to serve Nepal during these very exciting times,” Hadad-Zervos told The Kathmandu Post.
“I look forward to contributing to the excellent partnership we have built up over the last 50 years,” he said.
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According to the report, Faris Hadad-Zervos was selected to this position through the Bank-wide competitive managerial selection process.
Hadad-Zervos, a US national, joined the World Bank in 1996 with the Private Sector Development Department. He served as Head of Mission for Iraq (2003-2005), Operations Manager for the West Bank and Gaza (2005-2008), and Country Manager for Bolivia (2012-2015). In 2008, he took a leave of absence from the World Bank to serve as the Deputy Head of the Quartet Office for the Middle East Peace Process, based in Jerusalem.
He was a visiting lecturer on economic development in conflict states at Georgetown University and Johns Hopkins University.
Hadad-Zervos has done his Master’s Degree in Economics from George Mason University, and a Master’s Degree in Finance from George Washington University.