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Overview

The Office of the Executive Director (EDS24) represents 9 European and Central Asia countries at the Board of the World Bank Group (WBG). These countries are: Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyz Republic, Poland, Serbia, Switzerland, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan. Constituency Map

The Executive Director contributes to the institution's governance, and represents her constituency’s member countries at the World Bank Group. With her peers, he particpates in the design of strategies, the endorsement of the annual budget as well as the approval of lending, grants, direct investments, guarantees and technical assistance. As part of her mission of promoting the interests of her constituency’s member countries, the Executive Director works closely with her colleagues to: (i) influence the WBG policies for recipient countries; (ii) assist her constituency’s member countries in identifying and seizing opportunities offered by the WBG; and (iii) advocate support for the implementation of initiatives, programs and projects supported by the WBG in member countries.

THE OFFICE OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (EDS24)

  • Katarzyna Monika Zajdel-Kurowska
    Katarzyna Zajdel-Kurowska

    Executive Director: EDS24

  • Dominique Favre
    Dominique Favre

    Alternate Executive Director: EDS24

Highlights

Central Asia - Roads
Article Jun 30, 2022
Crowd-sourcing road condition data can improve transport infrastructure across Central Asia

Imagine a wide, safe, and smooth road network linking Central Asia’s main cities, industrial, and touristic areas. What would that do for people, their mobility, access to jobs, trade, and local economies?

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David Malpass, President of WBG shaking hands with Ignazio Cassis, President of Switzerland
Statement Jun 08, 2022
Readout from World Bank Group President David Malpass’s Meeting with President Ignacio Cassis of Switzerland
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History of the Membership of EDS24 Constituency

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