{"id":5290,"date":"2025-06-30T12:33:56","date_gmt":"2025-06-30T07:33:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pkfin.kotenterprises.dev\/?p=5290"},"modified":"2025-06-30T12:33:56","modified_gmt":"2025-06-30T07:33:56","slug":"world-bank-appoints-new-country-director-for-pakistan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pkfin.kotenterprises.dev\/?p=5290","title":{"rendered":"World Bank Appoints New Country Director for Pakistan"},"content":{"rendered":"

Bolormaa Amgaabazar is the new World Bank<\/a> Country Director for Pakistan effective July 1. She is succeeding Najy Benhassine in this role, the lender said in a press release on Monday.<\/p>\n

\u201cI am delighted to be appointed the World Bank\u2019s new Country Director for Pakistan,\u201d said Amgaabazar. \u201cThe World Bank and Pakistan have a long-standing partnership that has benefited millions of people over generations. I look forward to deepening our engagement with the federal and provincial governments, local institutions, civil society, the private sector, development partners, and other stakeholders.\u201d<\/p>\n

Amgaabazar, a Mongolian national, has over two decades of international development experience. She joined the World Bank in 2004 and has worked in the East Asia and Pacific, Africa, Eastern Europe, and Central Asia regions.<\/p>\n

She has also held managerial responsibilities in the Bank\u2019s country<\/a> offices in the Kyrgyz Republic and, most recently, in Indonesia and Timor-Leste. Prior to joining the Bank<\/a>, Amgaabazar worked in international development in Mongolia, Indonesia, and Timor-Leste.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe will continue to support Pakistan to address some of its most acute development challenges, including child stunting, learning poverty, its exceptional exposure to the impacts of climate change, and the sustainability of its energy sector,\u201d added Amgaabazar.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Bolormaa Amgaabazar is the new World Bank Country Director for Pakistan effective July 1. She is succeeding Najy Benhassine in this role, the lender said in a press release on Monday. “I am delighted to be appointed the World Bank’s new Country Director for Pakistan,” said Amgaabazar. “The World Bank and Pakistan have a long-standing […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5291,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"_FSMCFIC_featured_image_caption":"","_FSMCFIC_featured_image_nocaption":"","_FSMCFIC_featured_image_hide":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1299],"tags":[],"class_list":["post","format-standard"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t