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Non-Resident Scholar Shahrokh Fardoust is a research professor at the Institute of the Theory and Practice of International Relations at the College of William and Mary. He has more than 30 years’ experience in crafting economic development policy and analyzing the global economy and prospects. From 2008 to 2011, he was director of strategy and operations for development economics at the World Bank, where he contributed to the research and policy priorities of the chief economist and ensured the operational relevance of the Bank's research. His previous senior positions at the World Bank in...

CAK DG Appointed to World Bank Advisory Panel CAK’s Director-General Wang'ombe Kariuki Twitter The World Bank has appointed the Competition Authority of Kenya (CAK) Director-General Wang’ombe Kariuki to its Advisory Panel.  In a statement on Monday, December 28, that the competition boss will be part of distinguished thought leaders from across the globe contributing to the semi-annual publication which will be themed Data for Better Lives. "The appointment takes cognizant of the fact that competition law enforcement has a role to play in poverty alleviation and that data is a highly pr...