Speaker

Dr. Angella Montfaucon is the World Bank’s Senior Country Economist for Albania and a Senior Economist for the Western Balkans, based in Tirana. In Albania, she leads work on macro-fiscal policy, trade, growth, and budget-support policy financing, and provides thought leadership on economic development by integrating macroeconomic, structural, sectoral, and climate perspectives. Regionally, she leads the flagship Western Balkans Regular Economic Report and analytical work on trade and informality. Previously, she worked in the World Bank’s East Asia and Pacific Region, covering Indonesia, Fiji, and Vanuatu. She joined the World Bank through its prestigious and highly selective Young Professionals Program, after working at the Reserve Bank of Malawi. She holds a Ph.D. in Economics from Yokohama National University, Japan, and has published in leading journals, including the Journal of Development Economics.