Speaker

Bassary TOURÉ

Banque Ouest-africaine de Développement

Professional Experience : 34 years

• June 2009 : Vice- President , West African Development Bank

• April 2007, May 2009: Resident Representative, African Development Bank, Gabon

• From June 2004 : Commissioner to HIV/AIDS and Good Governance of the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia; and International Consultant to the African Capacity Building Foundation (ACBF), Harare; International Consultant to the African Peer Review Mechanisms (APRM).

• October 2002, Mai 2004: Minister of Economy and Finance of Republic of Mali

• November 1, 1998: Executive Director (World Bank Group) for Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Côte d’Ivoire, Democratic Republic of Congo, Djibouti, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Madagascar, Mail, Mauritania, Mauritius, Republic of Congo, Rwanda, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, Somalia (informally), Togo.

• 1993-98 : Advisor to the Executive Director, The World Bank and Affiliates

• 1991-92 : Minister of Economy and Finance, Government of Mali

• 1988-91 : Managing Director, Caisse Autonome d’Amortissement, Government of Mali (Managing Director of the Public Debt)

• 1981-84 : Deputy General Director of International Cooperation. Government of Mali

• 1979-80 : Division Chief of Trade Agreement, Ministry of Trade