World Bank hires new director for Maldives, Nepal, Sri Lanka

Faris Hadad-Zervos is the World Bank’s new Country Director for Maldives, Nepal and Sri Lanka, effective immediately. 

Based in Kathmandu, he will oversee the current total portfolio of around $5.5 billion. Hadad-Zervos, who previously served as the World Bank Country Manager for Nepal, succeeds Idah Pswarayi-Riddihough, who will be taking on a new World Bank assignment.

He joined the World Bank in 1996 and held country manager positions in Malaysia and Bolivia. He also served as Manager of the Technical Cooperation Program with the Gulf Cooperation Countries, Head of Mission for Iraq, and Operations Manager for the West Bank and Gaza.