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Editors and Contributors
of Accountancy from the Copperbelt University, Zambia (1994). He is
also a Fellow of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants,
United Kingdom, and a Fellow of the Zambia Institute of Certified
Accountants.
Contributors
Mike Coates, Director of GBRW Consulting: GBRW is a London-based
consulting firm focused on the banking sector in emerging markets. He is
a former professional banker with extensive international experience in
both financial services and the consulting environment. Mike specializes
in strategy and planning, strategic marketing, and risk management for
commercial banks. He has developed and delivered successful financial
sector assignments in markets including the Arab Republic of Egypt,
Azerbaijan, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Tajikistan,
and Vietnam. He has a BSc in Financial Services awarded by the
University of Manchester and is an Associate of the Chartered Institute
of Bankers.
Florence Dafe, Researcher, World Economy and Development Finance
Department, German Development Institute, Bonn: Florence is a political
economist and researcher at the World Economy and Development
Finance Department of the German Development Institute in Bonn. She
holds an MSc in Development Studies with a specialization in
Development Economics and an MA in Communications, Politics and
Economics from the University of Munich.
Michael Fuchs, Advisor, Finance and Private Sector Department, Africa
Region, World Bank: Michael has worked in the Africa Region since 2003,
focusing on financial sector development issues across a broad spectrum
of countries. He worked for eight years in the Bank’s ECA Region, five of
which were focused on Russia in the wake of the financial collapse in
1998. He has a PhD and an MA from the University of Copenhagen and
a BA from the University of York (UK).
Robin Hofmeister, Financial Sector Specialist, World Bank, Nigeria, and
GIZ’s Pro-Poor Growth and Promotion of Employment Program: Before
being seconded to the World Bank, he worked in GIZ’s program Promoting
Financial Sector Dialogue in Africa: Making Finance Work for Africa,
where he led the multidonor working group on agricultural finance.