Dr. Ahmed Rostom is a Senior Financial Sector Specialist at The World Bank's Finance Competitiveness and Investment Global Practice – East Africa Region. He joined the World Bank group on February 2010. His duties include leading the policy dialogue on financial sector development while actively participating and contributing to multi-sectoral teams involved in policy-based and investment operations in the Africa region. Dr. Rostom has experience in leading operations in Africa and Southeast Asia regions and has contributed to several operations in Europe and Central Asia and Middle East and North Africa regions. He also led and contributed to several Financial Sector Assessment assignments. His areas of expertise include macro-finance linkages, long term finance, financial inclusion and financial infrastructure in client countries. Dr. Rostom authored more than 12 World Bank Policy Research Working Papers and contributed to several World Bank flagship reports and analytical diagnostics in areas of macroeconomics, financial economics, time series econometrics and financial sector development. Dr. Rostom is part of the Bank's youth mentoring program. His prior experience spans many positions within Government, Central Bank and Banking in Egypt. He holds a M.Sc. in Economics and Social Policy Analysis from University of York of the United Kingdom. Dr. Rostom received his Ph.D. in Economics at George Washington University of the United States. Dr. Rostom received seven World Bank awards for operational excellence.