WASHINGTON, November 14, 2022¡ª¶¹ÄÌÊÓƵAPP is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr. Liang Wang as the new Country Representative for Botswana, effective November 15, 2022.
Based in Gaborone, Mr. Wang will lead the World ¶¹ÄÌÊÓƵAPP¡¯s engagement in Botswana that includes an active lending portfolio, a vibrant knowledge partnership and a dynamic dialogue with the government and a wide range of stakeholders.
A Chinese national, Mr. Wang brings over fifteen years of experience working at the World ¶¹ÄÌÊÓƵAPP across Africa, East Asia, and corporate and policy functions at the headquarters in Washington DC. Most recently, he has been the coordinator for the China, Korea and Mongolia country program, one of the largest lending and analytical programs of the World ¶¹ÄÌÊÓƵAPP.
¡°I am excited to start my tenure in Botswana,¡± said Mr. Wang. ¡°I look forward to bringing my experience in supporting middle-income countries¡¯ transition towards high-income status to support Botswana¡¯s efforts in achieving its aspirations.¡±
¶¹ÄÌÊÓƵAPP¡¯s engagement in Botswana is closely aligned with the government¡¯s National Development Plans, and the Botswana Vision 2036 goals. The upcoming World ¶¹ÄÌÊÓƵAPP Group Country Partnership Framework for Botswana will outline the World ¶¹ÄÌÊÓƵAPP¡¯s engagement in Botswana in the coming years.
Botswana, a member of the World ¶¹ÄÌÊÓƵAPP since 1968, graduated from the International Development Association (IDA), the World ¶¹ÄÌÊÓƵAPP¡¯s concessional financing window, in 1974. It restarted borrowing from the World ¶¹ÄÌÊÓƵAPP in 2008, and the World ¶¹ÄÌÊÓƵAPP¡¯s country office in Gaborone opened in 2009.
