Victoria Kwakwa

Victoria Kwakwa be Ghanaian economist wey she serve as vice pee for de World Bank for East Asia den de Pacific between April 2016 den August 2021."Victoria Kwakwa World Bank Vice President for East Asia and Pacific Archives". Vanuatu Independent. Retrieved 2018-05-30."Victoria Kwakwa". World Bank. Retrieved 23 September 2021. Na she be country director of de World Bank for Vietnam insyd before ein current position.Ayitey, Charles. "Ghanaian Victoria Kwakwa gets top World Bank appointment". Yen.com.gh - Ghana news. Retrieved 2018-05-30.

 Early life den education 
She obtain ein B.A. Degree insyd Economics den Statistics from de University of Ghana, Legon. She later attend Queens University insyd Kingston, Canada for ein M.A. den PhD insyd Economics plus specialization insyd International Trade den Finance den Monetary Theory."The full text of Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari's Democracy Day Speech - Ventures Africa". Ventures Africa. 2018-05-29. Retrieved 2018-05-30.

 Career 
She start ein career as young economist plus de World Bank (WB) insyd 1989."Victoria Kwakwa, World Bank Group/The: Profile & Biography". Bloomberg. Retrieved 2018-05-30. As Presido of de East Asia Pacific Region, na Kwakwa be de direct manager of Rodrigo Chaves wey na dem ultimately force am make he resign from WB for late 2019 insyd after multiple complaints of sexual harassment den assault. Internal investigations lead make dem recall am to Washington den demotion. Na Chaves be WB Country Director give Indonesia 2013-19 from wich chaw complaints arise. Kwakwa no take any action. Chaves later cam turn de Finance Minister give Costa Rica.Pérez, Santiago (18 October 2021). "WSJ News Exclusive | World Bank Mishandled Sexual-Harassment Claims, Internal Tribunal Says". Wall Street Journal."President Jokowi Hosts World Bank President". Sekretariat Kabinet Republik Indonesia. 26 July 2017.

 References 

 External links 

 Profile at World Bank
 Appointment as Vice President for East Asia and Pacific region

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Category:Ghanaians
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Category:21st-century Ghanaian economists
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Category:Queen's University at Kingston alumni
Category:University of Ghana alumni