New World Bank Vice President for Latin America and the Caribbean, Axel van Trotsenburg, will start a two day visit to Jamaica on April 29 to meet Prime Minister Andrew Holness – as well as key representatives from the private sector, civil society and the youth to discuss the World Bank’s support to the country’s efforts to improve economic and climate resilience, as well as strengthen human capital and provide opportunities for young people.
Accompanied by Tahseen Sayed, World Bank’s Country Director for the Caribbean and Galina Sotirova, Country Manager for Jamaica, van Trotsenburg will visit the animation lab at the University of Technology (UTECH) supported by the World bank under the Youth Employment in the Digital & Animation Industries (YEDAI) project.
He will have discussions with young entrepreneurs including at-risk youth benefitting from the Bank-funded Housing, Opportunity Production & Employment (HOPE) Program.
Axel van Trotsenburg, an economist and development expert with over 30 years of experience at the World Bank Group, manages the Bank’s relations with 31 countries and a portfolio of ongoing projects, technical assistance and grants of about US$30 billion.
He previously served as Country Director for Colombia and Mexico, from July 2007 to July 2009; and Country Director to Argentina, Chile, Paraguay, and Uruguay, from 2002 to July 2007. In the beginning of his career, he also worked as Country Economist for Guatemala.
