Ms. Fatma El Ashmawy has been an economist at the World Bank (WB) in Egypt since September 2023, following nearly four years as a consultant with the bank. She focuses on macroeconomic monitoring, preparing economic, fiscal, and policy notes, and contributing to key WB lending operations and reports. Previously, she served as a senior economist in the Macro-Fiscal Policy Unit at Egypt's Ministry of Finance, where Ms,she prepared medium-term fiscal projections and reported on key fiscal and economic developments. Fatma holds both a BA and an MA in Economics from the American University in Cairo.