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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. 

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Désiré est Directeur du Département de la recherche sur le développement depuis le 1er janvier 2011. Il a rejoint la Banque en tant que économiste de recherche principal en septembre 2005, et il a été promu économiste – spécialiste en chef en avril 2008. Il a été chef de division par intérim de la Division des réseaux et des partenariats de recherche (Département Recherche) de mai 2008 à avril 2009. Lire plus

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