Oby Ezekwesili. |
Former
Vice President, Africa at the World Bank, Dr. Obiageli “Oby” Ezekwesili has
been appointed to the board of the International Bureau of Fiscal Documentation,
IBFD, as member.
As
member of the Board of Trustees of IBFD, Dr Ezekwesili will contribute to the
oversight of IBFD’s expansion in developing economies, bringing a wealth of
knowledge and experience in international organizations and capacity building.
She will help IBFD build on its strengths: independence and quality.
In
a press statement announcing the appointment, Jan Maarten Slagter, CEO of IBFD,
says:
“IBFD
is delighted that Dr. Ezekwesili has joined our Board of Trustees and expect
that her unique perspective and contribution will be enormously beneficial, in
particular to the work that we do in developing economies. The current crisis
will put more strain on government budgets and domestic resource mobilization
will be more important than ever going forward.”
Biography
of Dr Oby Ezekwesili:
Dr.
Oby Ezekwesili was a candidate for the office of the President of Nigeria in
the 2019 election. She is an economic policy expert and senior economic adviser
at the Africa Economic Development Policy Initiative (AEDPI).
She
was a Richard von Weizsäcker Fellow at the Robert Bosch Academy and is a
co-founder of Transparency International. A Vice-President of the World Bank’s
Africa division and is former Nigerian Minister of Education, Minister of Solid
Minerals, Head of the Budget Monitoring and Price Intelligence Unit and former
Chairperson of the Nigerian Extractive Industry Transparency Initiative
(NEITI).
Oby
Ezekwesili is also co-chair of the World Economic Forum’s Africa Regional
Strategy Board and a co-founder of the #BringBackOurGirls movement.
For
her national service and social commitment, Dr Ezekwesili was decorated with
the national award of Commander of the Order of the Federal Republic (CFR) of
Nigeria. She was on the 2015 TIME 100 list of the most influential people in
the world by Time Magazine.
IBFD
is a leading international provider of cross-border tax expertise, with a
long-standing history of supporting and contributing to tax research and
academic activities.
As
an independent foundation, IBFD utilizes its global network of tax experts and
its Knowledge Centre to serve Fortune 500 companies, governments, international
consultancy firms and tax advisers. Headquartered in Amsterdam, IBFD has
regional offices in Beijing, Washington and Kuala Lumpur.
IBFD’s
Library and Information Centre is widely regarded as the world’s leading
research facility in the field of international and comparative taxation.
Renowned
as the leading expertise portal in the field of cross-border taxation and
legislation, IBFD’s powerful Tax Research Platform allows tax practitioners
around the world to access a wealth of reliable and valuable content, enabling
faster and more effective work.
IBFD’s
complete coverage further includes courses, journals and books, and a Master’s
in International Tax Law (in collaboration with the University of Amsterdam).
IBFD
also offers government consultancy and individual client research.
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