#AskWBCaribbean: Global Economic Prospects for Small States

Ms. Mylenko is the Lead Economist for the Caribbean at the World Bank, overseeing engagement on macroeconomic policy, financial and private sector development, governance and poverty in the region. Over the past two decades Nataliya worked at the World Bank, IMF and IFC on macroeconomic policy, private and financial sector development issues in over 50 countries. Before joining the team in the Caribbean she led economic team for Ethiopia, Sudan and South Sudan. Earlier, she was based in East Asia region and focused on financial sector in the Philippines as well as worked on financial inclusion in Myanmar, SME finance policy in Malaysia, and financial inclusion and community development in Indonesia. 

Lilia Burunciuc is the World Bank’s Country Director for the Caribbean countries. Ms. Burunciuc, a Moldovan national, is responsible for maintaining the partnership with the countries to address their development challenges. Since joining the World Bank in 1996, she held a range of increasingly challenging positions: Director for Central Asia; Manager in Operations Policy and Country Services; Country Manager for Macedonia; Country Program Coordinator for Southern Africa and Central Asia; and Senior Country Officer for Ukraine and Belarus.  She has extensive experience on leading policy dialogue with governments on various aspects of development. Prior to joining the Bank, Ms. Burunciuc was a Deputy Governor of the National Bank of Moldova, the country’s central bank. She has a Master’s degree in Public Administration from George Washington University (USA) and a Master’s level degree in Economics, Management and Planning from the Technical University of Moldova.

Dana Vorisek is a senior economist in the Prospects Group of the Equitable Growth, Finance and Institutions Global Practice. She is one of the lead authors of the corporate flagship Global Economic Prospects, which presents the World Bank’s views on the global economy. Her research and policy work is on a range of topics, including productivity, investment, inflation, and oil price shocks. She has covered Latin America and the Middle East and North Africa within the Prospects Group.

Patrick Kirby is a senior economist in the World Bank’s Prospects Group. He is one of the lead authors of the flagship Global Economic Prospects report, which presents the institution’s view on the global economy and associated policy challenges for developing countries. He also coordinates the World Bank’s Global Monthly report, which monitors major macroeconomic, financial, and commodity market developments, and routinely prepares briefings on the global economy for senior management. Prior to joining the World Bank, Mr. Kirby was Principal Economist at the Bank of Canada’s International Projection Division, where he contributed to the Monetary Policy Report and the Bank’s global macroeconomic model.