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Mthuli, Ncube
Professor Mthuli Ncube is the Chief Economist and Vice President of the African Development Bank, and holds a PhD in Mathematical Finance from Cambridge University, UK, on “Pricing Options under Stochastic Volatility”. As Chief Economist, he oversees the Economics Complex, which is focused on the process of knowledge management within the bank and with its partners, and general economic strategic direction of the bank. In this regard, he looks after the Development Research Division, Statistics Division and African Development Institute, all of which are headed by Directors who report to him. That is, knowledge generation, knowledge acquisition, knowledge dissemination, and knowledge sharing, and capacity-building. As a Vice President, he is a member of the senior management of the Bank and contributes to its general strategic direction.
Vencatachellum, Désiré
Désiré is Director of the Development Research Department since January 1, 2011. He joined the Bank as Principal Research Economist in September 2005, and was promoted to Lead Research Economist in April 2008. He served as Acting Manager of the Networking and Partnership Division (Research Department) from May 2008 to April 2009. Read More
Anyanwu, John Chukwudi
John Chukwudi Anyanwu is Lead Research Economist in the Development Research Department, Chief Economist Complex. Prior to joining the African Development Bank, Anyanwu was full Professor of Economics, Department of Economics & Statistics, University of Benin, Benin City, Nigeria; Health Economist/Economic Adviser to Resident Representative, World Health Organization, Lagos, Nigeria; and Consultant to the Bank. He had also been Chief Planning Officer in the former Strategic Planning Division of the Bank. He holds a Ph.D. in Economics from the University of Ibadan, Nigeria and had had training courses at London School of Economics (UK) & Harvard University (USA) as well been a Visiting Scholar at Cornell University (USA). Read More
Kupukile Mlambo
Kupukile Mlambo is attached to the Chief Economist as lead expert. He joined the Bank in 1997 as a Principal Research Economist. He then moved to the Bank’s Operations Department as a Principal Country Economist working on Ghana and Liberia, and was later promoted to Chief Country Economist covering the SADC countries. Read More
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16/12/2011 - AfDB promotes statistical development with the launch of the Open Data for Africa platform
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12/12/2011 - AfDB-IMF joint seminar on “Economic policies for financial stability”
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29/11/2011 - First edition of Emerging Issues Series focuses on how Africa is coping with global uncertainty
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25/11/2011 - AfDB and IMF organize training on balance of payments for statisticians
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16/11/2011 - More and more Africans are growing old but face uncertain future, reports AfDB
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25/10/2011 - What Will Africa Be Like in 2060?
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11/10/2011 - Helping Africa's Poor to Manage Risks key to Region’s Progress, Says New Report
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30/09/2011 - New AfDB Study Takes in-depth Look at China-Africa Partnership
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26/09/2011 - The achievement of the 2011 Making Finance Work for Africa Partnership Forum
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20/09/2011 - China-Africa Relations Scrutinized in AfDB’s New Book
