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Under the leadership of the Country Director, he leads the World Bank programs in Bhutan. He is a macroeconomist with a broad operational expertise, apt technical skills and rich client experience across various regions of the World Bank. He also worked for the policy department in Washington DC on development effectiveness and results management.<br/> Prior to moving to Bhutan, he was the country economist based in Rwanda. Before that, he had held various positions including the economist in Indonesia and the senior country economist in Afghanistan. Yoichiro holds a PhD in Development Economics (Graduate School of International Development of Nagoya University, Japan)</div></div></div> </div> </div> </div> </section> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <a id="main-content"></a> <div class="container"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-sm-10 col-sm-offset-1"> <div class="body__inner"> <div class="region region-content"> <article data-history-node-id="1095" role="article" class="blogger full clearfix"> <div class="content"> </div> </article> <section class="views-element-container block block-views block-views-blockmore-posts-by-blogger-block-1 clearfix" id="block-views-block-more-posts-by-blogger-block-1"> <div class="form-group"><div class="view view-more-posts-by-blogger view-id-more_posts_by_blogger view-display-id-block_1 js-view-dom-id-04d9cad7c2de82399fe314a9e7a9bd2efc6e07b73ffd31eea739e06d0e36e622"> <div class="view-header"> <h2>More Posts By Yoichiro</h2> </div> <div class="view-content"> <div class="views-row"><div class="listing"> <div class="listing__inner"> <div class="listing__text"> <div class="meta"> <time datetime="00Z">January 28, 2019</time> | Posted on <a href="/web/20190517222351/http://blogs.worldbank.org/endpovertyinsouthasia" hreflang="en">End Poverty in South Asia</a> </div> <h3><a href="/web/20190517222351/http://blogs.worldbank.org/endpovertyinsouthasia/how-diversify-bhutan-s-economy" hreflang="en">How to diversify Bhutan鈥檚 economy?</a></h3> <div class="listing__links"></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="views-row"><div class="listing"> <div class="listing__inner"> <div class="listing__text"> <div class="meta"> <time datetime="00Z">June 14, 2018</time> | Posted on <a href="/web/20190517222351/http://blogs.worldbank.org/endpovertyinsouthasia" hreflang="en">End Poverty in South Asia</a> </div> <h3><a href="/web/20190517222351/http://blogs.worldbank.org/endpovertyinsouthasia/helping-bhutan-s-parliamentarians-better-understand-economics" hreflang="en">Helping Bhutan鈥檚 parliamentarians better understand economics</a></h3> <div class="listing__links"></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="views-row"><div class="listing"> <div class="listing__inner"> <div class="listing__text"> <div class="meta"> <time datetime="00Z">December 19, 2017</time> | Posted on <a href="/web/20190517222351/http://blogs.worldbank.org/endpovertyinsouthasia" hreflang="en">End Poverty in South Asia</a> </div> <h3><a href="/web/20190517222351/http://blogs.worldbank.org/endpovertyinsouthasia/when-technology-meets-agriculture-bhutan" hreflang="en">When technology meets agriculture in Bhutan</a></h3> <div class="listing__links"></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="views-row"><div class="listing"> <div class="listing__inner"> <div class="listing__text"> <div class="meta"> <time datetime="00Z">August 15, 2017</time> | Posted on <a href="/web/20190517222351/http://blogs.worldbank.org/endpovertyinsouthasia" hreflang="en">End Poverty in South Asia</a> </div> <h3><a href="/web/20190517222351/http://blogs.worldbank.org/endpovertyinsouthasia/how-can-digital-technology-transform-lives-and-improve-opportunities-bhutan-1" hreflang="en">How can digital technology transform lives and improve opportunities in Bhutan?</a></h3> <div class="listing__links"></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="views-row"><div class="listing"> <div class="listing__inner"> <div class="listing__text"> <div class="meta"> <time datetime="00Z">July 24, 2017</time> | Posted on <a href="/web/20190517222351/http://blogs.worldbank.org/endpovertyinsouthasia" hreflang="en">End Poverty in South Asia</a> </div> <h3><a href="/web/20190517222351/http://blogs.worldbank.org/endpovertyinsouthasia/how-much-should-bhutan-worry-about-debt" hreflang="en">How much should Bhutan worry about debt? 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