World banks latest report suggests that with sustained economic reforms, pakistan can become a twotrilliondollar economy in the next 28 years i. Prior to his current position, he has held several. Patchamuthu illangovan, world banks country director for pakistan talks about the potential in pakistan to become the next best tourist destination. World bank appoints new country director for pakistan. World bank country director for pakistan, patchamuthu illangovan was briefed on the potential of the real estate sector to aid the growth of the countrys overall economy on his visit to ise towers reit management company limited ise reit. The agreements were signed by secretary, economic affairs division, noor ahmed on behalf of the federal government, wb country director and world bank, patchamuthu illangovan while the. During his time in chilecompra he was managing director, framework agreements division director and head of the research department.
Prior to his current position, he has held several managerial, operational and technical positions in east asia and pacific and south asia regions of the bank. Keynote talk by patchamuthu illangovan, country director south. He succeeds rachid benmessaoud, who completes his term today. The world bank s new country director patchamuthu illangovan has said that the bank will continue supporting pakistan in several areas, including the energy sector, and in.
Patchamuthu illangovan, world banks country director for. Aisha sarwari, director corporate communications and sustainability, and patchamuthu illangovan, country director world bank, talk about the future of digital pakistan and world banks commitment towards the cause. World bank country director calls on adviser to pm on finance earlier on october 9, country director for the world bank in pakistan, patchamuthu illangovan along with his team had met. The world bank is committed to working with the government. Patchamuthu illangovan illango joined the islamabad office on october 1 as the world banks new country director for pakistan. Against this backdrop, the world bank supported the gop in launching a program to assist in the early recovery of families affected by the militancy crisis, promote child health, and. Explaining that the world bank was ready to help the khan.
Illango patchamuthu country director at the world bank washington d. In october, chief minister house issued press statements about how chief minister murad ali shah was finalising the karachi projects with world bank pakistan head patchamuthu illangovan. Thailands water quality classification and definitions thailand at a glance this document was prepared by a world bank team led by patchamuthu illangovan and manida unkulvasapaul, and comprised of anjali acharya, giovanna dore, benoit laplante, watcharee limanon, priya mathur, craig meisner, john morton and sitiporn kajornatiyudh. The world bank higher education development in pakistan p1686 page 1 of 60 i. He joined the world bank in 1993 and has since served in many positions including leadership roles in europe and central asia, east asia and pacific, and south asia regions of the world bank. Anjali acharya, sally burningham, jenna diallo, surhid gautam, bebet gozun, patchamuthu illangovan, tanvi nagpal, kevin rolfe, anju sachdeva, jitendra shah t ask team leader, josefo t uyor. The world bank country director patchamuthu illangovan and one of his senior economists muhammad waheed spoke at length for almost an hour. Sindh govt join hands with world bank on various projects. Learn how the world bank group is helping countries with covid19 coronavirus. Felipe goya is the regional procurement manager with the world banks south asia region. Patchamuthu illangovan, world banks country director in pakistan, and his team called on dr abdul hafeez shaikh, adviser to the prime minister on finance, to apprise him of the upcoming visit of malpass to islamabad, the dawn reported on friday. Special thanks go to andrew steer, country director for the world bank in vietnam, for his support and direction in. World bank president to visit pakistan in november. The world bank has, in principal, agreed to finance the rehabilitation of the sukkur barrage and has asked the provincial government to submit the projects pc1.
World bank to fund yellow line bus rapid transit the. View illango patchamuthus profile on linkedin, the worlds largest professional community. Miftah ismail, patchamuthu illangovan discuss pakworld. Patchamuthu assumed responsibility as the world banks country director for pakistan on october 1, 2015. Patchamuthu illangovan illango joins the islamabad office on october 1 as the world banks new country director for pakistan. World bank country director calls on dr abdul hafeez. Rosenthal is an independent consultant and was the former program coordinator for environment with the world bank in hanoi. Country director world bank, patchamuthu illangovan, along with his team, saturday called on the federal finance minister senator muhammad ishaq.
Country director for the world bank in pakistan, patchamuthu illangovan along with his team met adviser to the prime minister on finance and revenue dr abdul hafeez shaikh, ary news reported. At a meeting, chaired by minister for planning and reforms makhdoom khusro bakhtyar, the world banks country director, patchamuthu illangovan, was briefed about the. Wb country director briefed on the potential of pakistans. The country director apprised the advisor of the various recent initiatives of the world bank and discussed the upcoming projects likely to be implemented in the near future. Mr patchamuthu illangovan, world bank country director pakistan at nic karachi. Illango patchamuthu country director, pakistan the world bank. Aisha sarwari, director corporate communications and sustainability, and patchamuthu illangovan, country director world bank, talk about the future of digital pakistan and world bank s commitment towards the cause.
Read more about pak, world bank ink agreements in power, water sectors on business standard. The adviser emphasized the need to expedite the finalization of the new financing in the pipeline before the end of fy 2019. It draws from the post crisis needs assessment and implements development initiatives through the governments of pakistan, khyber pakhtunkhwa, balochistan and the fata secretariat. Previously he worked in chilecompra, the central procurement agency in chile. Mr patchamuthu illangovan, world bank country director pakistan. He counts over three decades of international development experience. They discussed the ongoing projects being supported by the world bank, a statement said. Pakistan needs to take decisive action in coming months. Abdul hafeez shaikh, adviser to prime minister on finance, revenue and economic affairs and the world bank country director patchamuthu illangovan met on monday to discuss ongoing projects funded by the world bank. Illango patchamuthu world bank blogs world bank group. Keynote talk by patchamuthu illangovan, country director south asia region, the world bank. This document was prepared by a world bank team composed of mdmes. World bank president to visit pakistan in first week of. Illango patchamuthu country director, pakistan the.
The adviser thanked the world bank team for extending their continuous support to the government of pakistan in its efforts to achieve. World bank agrees to finance rehabilitation of sukkur. This world bankadministered fund supports reconstruction and rehabiliation to reduce the potential for renewed crisis in these areas. Illango is the world banks country director for pakistan. The ministry on thursday said that the world bank s country director in pakistan patchamuthu illangovan and his team called on adviser to the prime minister on finance abdul hafeez shaikh to apprise him of malpasss upcoming visit, dawn news reported. Illangovan, a srilankan national, counts over three decades of international development experience. Mr illangovan is a strong proponent of digitization and the positive impact that it can create in different layers of the society and the economy continue reading. Islamabad, september 30, 2015 patchamuthu illangovan illango joins the islamabad office on october 1 as the world banks new.
The final report was written by a team led by ulrich schmitt world bank under the overall guidance of ian porter country director, world bank, patchamuthu illangovan country. Pak, world bank ink agreements in power, water sectors. World bank calls for a more unified sales tax regime. Patchamuthu illangovan, world banks country director. World bank country director calls on adviser to pm on finance. World bank country director patchamuthu illangovan and pakistans economic affairs division secretary syed.
Patchamuthu illangovan was called on the adviser to pm on finance, revenue and economic affairs, dr. Talking to the world bank country director patchamuthu illangovan on thursday, shaikh said that the technical and financial assistance from the bank was vital for achieving various development. What advice do you have for illango as he embarks on his new job. Open tendering is extremely important, stressed felipe goya, the banks governance practice manager for south asia. Mr patchamuthu illangovan, world bank country director pakistan explored ways in which world bank can open doors and create opportunities for innovative tech companies of national incubation.
Later, the world banks country director held a meeting with the adviser to prime minister on finance. Meet patchamuthu illangovan illango, world banks new. The agreements were signed by economic affairs division secretary noor ahmed and wb country director for pakistan patchamuthu illangovan. Mr patchamuthu illangovan, world bank country director. Secretary economic affairs division dr syed pervaiz abbas signed the agreement on behalf of government of pakistan and the provincial project agreements were signed by the designated officers of the provincial governments, while country director patchamuthu illangovan inked the accords on behalf of the world bank. Patchamuthu illangovan illango joined the islamabad office on october 1 as the world bank s new country director for pakistan. Patchamuthu illangovan said the nation was added back to the greylist as it had failed to take quick action on the required measures. Patchamuthu illangovan said that world bank was committed to helping pakistan.
Accompanied by his team, illangovan conveyed a strong desire from the world bank management to work with. The world bank, empress market and the sindh government. Mr illangovan is a strong proponent of digitization and the positive impact that it can create in different layers of the society and the economy continue. Patchamuthu illangovan, world banks country director for pakistan at pakistan tourism summit. Meet patchamuthu illangovan illango, world banks new country. Hafeez shaikh, illangovan discuss world bank funded. World bank declines funding for infrastructure newspaper. The world bank pakistan chief patchamuthu illangovan told the meeting that his bank was ready to further enhance and strengthen their partnership with the provincial government. Islamabad dunya news adviser to the prime minister on finance and revenue dr abdul hafeez shaikh has underscored the importance of technical and financial assistance from the world bank to further strengthen its growthoriented objective and developmental goals. Country director, world bank, patchamuthu illangovan, signed the agreements on behalf of the world bank. The world bank 14th floor, diethelm tower a telephone. Pakistan, the sixth most populous country in the world, is at a crossroads.
A world bank governance expert warns that the absence of open tendering for contracts is a cause for concern in any country. Accelerating and sustaining pakistans growth over a 30year period is ambitious, but possible, said patchamuthu illangovan, world bank country director for pakistan. Sindh chief minister syed murad ali shah and 11member world bank highlevel delegation led by its country director patchamuthu illangovan on. World bank pakistan meet patchamuthu illangovan illango. Illango is the world bank s country director for pakistan. October 27, 2015 pakistan the future is very optimistic for this country and the world bank would like to be part of this journey.
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