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Stephen Ndegwa appointed World Bank division director for Thailand and Myanmar
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The World Bank has appointed Stephen N. Ndegwa as Division Director for Thailand and Myanmar, placing him in charge of the institution’s programmes in both countries from Tuesday (September 1, 2026).
Key facts
- Based in Bangkok, Ndegwa takes up the position while the World Bank is expanding its partnership with Thailand and maintaining support for vulnerable communities in Myanmar amid continuing fragility, conflict and violence.
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- Ndegwa joins as the World Bank deepens its cooperation with Thailand to support the development of a more competitive and resilient economy and the country’s ambition to achieve high-income status by 2037.
- Ahead of the 2026 IMF-World Bank Group Annual Meetings in Bangkok, one of his main priorities will be to advance the next phase of the World Bank Group’s engagement with Thailand through a new Country Partnership Framework (CPF) .
- approach aligned with the World Bank Group’s Strategy for Engaging in Fragility, Conflict, and Violence Affected Settings for 2026–2030.
- He joined the World Bank as a Young Professional in 2002 and has since held leadership positions covering Africa, East Asia and the Pacific, Europe and Central Asia, the Middle East and South Asia.
Summary
Based in Bangkok, Ndegwa takes up the position while the World Bank is expanding its partnership with Thailand and maintaining support for vulnerable communities in Myanmar amid continuing fragility, conflict and violence.
He will work with government agencies and other stakeholders to support national priorities and advance the World Bank’s mission of ending extreme poverty and promoting shared prosperity on a livable planet, while helping create more and better jobs.