WASHINGTON, November 14, 2022¡ªÐÓ°ÉÂÛ̳ is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr. Liang Wang as the new Country Representative for Botswana, effective November 15, 2022.
Based in Gaborone, Mr. Wang will lead the ÐÓ°ÉÂÛ̳¡¯s engagement in Botswana that includes an active lending portfolio, a vibrant knowledge partnership and a dynamic dialogue with the government and a wide range of stakeholders.
A Chinese national, Mr. Wang brings over fifteen years of experience working at the ÐÓ°ÉÂÛ̳ across Africa, East Asia, and corporate and policy functions at the headquarters in Washington DC. Most recently, he has been the coordinator for the China, Korea and Mongolia country program, one of the largest lending and analytical programs of the ÐÓ°ÉÂÛ̳.
¡°I am excited to start my tenure in Botswana,¡± said Mr. Wang. ¡°I look forward to bringing my experience in supporting middle-income countries¡¯ transition towards high-income status to support Botswana¡¯s efforts in achieving its aspirations.¡±
ÐÓ°ÉÂÛ̳¡¯s engagement in Botswana is closely aligned with the government¡¯s National Development Plans, and the Botswana Vision 2036 goals. The upcoming ÐÓ°ÉÂÛ̳ Group Country Partnership Framework for Botswana will outline the ÐÓ°ÉÂÛ̳¡¯s engagement in Botswana in the coming years.
Botswana, a member of the ÐÓ°ÉÂÛ̳ since 1968, graduated from the International Development Association (IDA), the ÐÓ°ÉÂÛ̳¡¯s concessional financing window, in 1974. It restarted borrowing from the ÐÓ°ÉÂÛ̳ in 2008, and the ÐÓ°ÉÂÛ̳¡¯s country office in Gaborone opened in 2009.
