Former World Bank Chief Economist for the Latin America and Caribbean (LAC) region - World Bank
Martín Rama is the former World Bank Chief Economist for the Latin America and Caribbean (LAC) region.
Rama’s top priorities was to provide intellectual leadership on development issues facing LAC, to promote high-quality analytical work about the region, and to advisce the regional management team on development issues.
From 2013 to 2018, Rama was the Chief Economist for the South Asia region of the World Bank, based in Delhi, India.
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