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Ph:DR: Mr. Nestor COFFI, new Resident Representative of the World Bank for Benin
The new Resident Representative of the World Bank for Benin, Mr. Nestor Coffi officially took office on 1is July 2023 and thus replaces Mr. Atou Seck whose mandate ended on June 30, 2023. Ensure the effective and flexible implementation of the Partnership Framework between the World Bank and Benin in order to obtain results that impact the quality of people’s lives, such is the mission assigned to the new Resident Representative of the Institution.
Aline ASSANKPON
“It is with great enthusiasm that I take office in Benin, to strengthen the already rich partnership between Benin and the World Bank Group. The country has embarked on the trajectory of economic and social transformation, with sustained reforms and investments. I will work to boost our current strategy so that it provides concrete and lasting solutions to the needs of populations and communities,” declared Mr. Nestor Coffi when he took office.
In his new role in Benin, Mr. Coffi’s priorities are to: maintain and strengthen relations and political dialogue with the government and key stakeholders; ensure the efficient and flexible implementation of the projects and programs agreed upon within the framework of the Bank’s partnership with Benin, in order to obtain results that impact the quality of life of the population.
Nestor COFFI’s career?
Of Ivorian nationality, Nestor Coffi holds a Diploma of Chartered Accountant with a specialization in public finance management, obtained at the Conservatoire National des Arts & Métiers (INTEC) in Paris, France. He joined the World Bank in 2002 as a Senior Financial Management Specialist. Subsequently, he held various positions of responsibility including those of Resident Representative in Niger (2010 to 2015), Burundi (2016-2019), and Guinea (2019 to 2023). Nestor Coffi is the eleventh Resident Representative since the opening of the World Bank Office in Benin in 1983.
As a reminder, the current portfolio of the World Bank in Benin amounts to 2 billion 86 million dollars and comprises 25 projects and programs covering several priority development areas for Benin, in particular: economic governance, tourism, urban sanitation, water, energy, local development, social protection, education, technical education and vocational training, environment, agriculture, youth employment, health, nutrition, and capacity building.
