World Bank appoints new Vice President for South Asia Region.

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M2 PRESSWIRE-19 June 2003-WORLD BANK GROUP: World Bank appoints new Vice President for South Asia Region(C)1994-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:06182003 WASHINGTON -- The World Bank has announced the appointment of a new Vice President for the South Asia region, Praful C. Patel, a Ugandan national, who's career of nearly 30 years with the institution has placed him at the heart of its poverty reduction mission in nearly every region of the world.

A senior corporate leader in the World Bank, Patel has worked on a wide variety of issues including urban development, infrastructure, private sector development, the financial sector and macro-economic management. He has worked in regions as varied as Africa, East Asia, Latin America, North Africa and the Middle...