Dr. Ndiamé Diop is the Regional Vice President for Eastern and Southern Africa.
As Vice President, he oversees a portfolio of almost 400 projects worth over $76 billion and an extensive program of analytical work, technical assistance, and policy advice across 26 countries.
Under Diop’s leadership, the World Bank works closely with clients and partners to advance strategic priorities in the region, including job creation, energy access, digital connectivity, regional integration, health, water and sanitation, and education — all of which underpin poverty reduction and spur economic transformation. Diop also guides efforts to address the drivers of fragility, conflict, and violence to build more resilient communities.
With over 25 years of experience working across East Asia, the Middle East, North Africa, South Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa, Diop brings a global perspective and a strong track record of achieving results and impact, including tripling World Bank financing to the Philippines to support economic reforms and improve outcomes in various sectors. In his most recent role as Country Director for Nigeria, Diop led the World Bank’s largest portfolio in Africa ($17 billion) and shaped the future Nigeria program to support faster economic growth through policy reforms, digital broadband connectivity, firms’ access to finance and agribusiness growth.
In previous positions, Dr. Diop was head of the World Bank’s Macroeconomics, Trade and Investment unit for Southeast Asia and the Pacific, worked as the Lead Economist for Indonesia, and held country economist roles in the Middle East and North Africa.
He holds a Ph D in Economics and has published extensively in peer-reviewed journals and books on topics such as fiscal policy and growth, monetary policy and inflation, natural resource abundance, Dutch disease, and economic diversification. He joined the World Bank in Washington DC as a Young Professional in 2000.
He is fluent in French, English, and Wolof and possesses an intermediate level fluency of Arabic and Bahasa (Indonesian).