WORLD Bank country director for the Caribbean region, Francoise Clottes, is expected to arrive in Jamaica tomorrow for a series of meetings with government and private sector officials.
She is scheduled to meet with Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller tomorrow to discuss issues related to growth and competitiveness, as well as hold discussions with Jamaican experts and key leaders in business and academia.
Clottes, who joined the bank in 1994, is a French national and has been country director for the Caribbean for a year. As country director for the region, her top priorities are to forge strong client relationships and develop strategies and programmes to help the countries address their development challenges.
In addition, one of her roles is to continue to champion innovative solutions to development issues and regional integration, as well as provide leadership to the country’s management unit and offices. Her visit is expected to end on Thursday.
