Open discussion on 'Russian Regional Economic & Social Activity' with Apurva Sanghi

HSE Banking Institute will hold an open discussion on Russian regional economic & social activity  with Apurva Sanghi, the World Bank’s Lead Economist for the Russian Federation. Mr Sangi will present the results of World Bank research and its forecasts.

Prior to the current position, Mr Sangi was based in Nairobi, Kenya as the Lead Economist for Kenya, Rwanda, Uganda and Eritrea. Before Kenya, he led the Economic Growth Cluster of the World Bank’s Poverty Reduction and Economic Management Department in Washington DC.

Apurva is also a lead author for the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s (IPCC’s) Special Report on Extreme Events, and was the team leader for the joint World Bank — UN flagship project on the economics of disasters.

He has worked on development topics ranging from infrastructure and climate change to microfinance and agricultural economics.

When: April 23, at 19:00
Where: room 413, 4 Maly Gnezdnikovsky pereulok
Language: English

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