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October 2, 2019
The World Bank has appointed Shubham Chaudhuri asthe new Country Director for Nigeria, succeeding Rachid Benmessaoud whocompleted his term recently.
A statement issued by the World Bank’s SeniorCommunications Officer, Nigeria, on Wednesday in Abuja, said Chaudhuri assumedoffice.
Chaudhuri said it was an honour to be in Nigeria andhave the opportunity to help government partners, at the Federal and statelevels, realise Nigeria’s full and considerable potential.
This, he said, the bank was doing by transformingthe economy, catalysing private investment and job creation, investing inNigeria’s children and creating opportunities for Nigeria’s youth and women.
In his new position, Chaudhuri’s top prioritieswould be to lead the strategic dialogue with government, development partnersand other key stakeholders.