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Yoichiro Ishihara

Yoichiro Ishihara

Country Manager for Sudan, Africa

Yoichiro Ishihara is the World Bank Country Manager for Sudan. He is a seasoned macroeconomist with extensive operational expertise, advanced technical skills, and client experience across various regions. He has contributed to the World Bank policy department in Washington, DC, focusing on development effectiveness and results management.

Most recently, Mr. Ishihara served as the World Bank Resident Representative for Lesotho. Before that, he was the Resident Representative and Senior Economist for Bhutan. He has also worked as an economist in Indonesia and as a senior country economist in Afghanistan and Rwanda.

Mr. Ishihara holds a Ph.D. in Development Economics from the Graduate School of International Development at Nagoya University, Japan.

Yoichiro Ishihara
Maseru, Losotho
yishihara@worldbank.org

AREAS OF EXPERTISE
  • Jobs and Development