World Bank Vice President visits Bangladesh

Contacts:
In Dhaka:  Mehrin A. Mahbub  (880-2) 8159001;mmahbub@worldbank.org
In Washington: Erik Nora (202) 458 4735; enora@worldbank.org

Bangla Version

Dhaka, August 02, 2009:  Ms. Isabel M. Guerrero, Vice President, South Asia Region of the World Bank, will arrive in Dhaka tomorrow. She will host the South Asia Development Marketplace on Nutrition, on August 5.  The Development Marketplace is a World Bank competitive grant program that identifies and funds innovative, small scale projects with high potential for development impact.

During her visit Ms. Guerrero will meet Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. She will also meet with senior government officials, civil society and the private sector to further strengthen the partnership between Bangladesh and the World Bank. 

This will be her third visit to Bangladesh as the World Bank Vice President for South Asia, a position she commenced on July 2, 2008. She oversees the World Bank's Operations in Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka.

Ms. Guerrero will leave Dhaka on August 07, 2009.

 

For more information on the World Bank in Bangladesh, please visit: http://www.worldbank.org/bd

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