Renowned economist and president of Global Economist Forum Dr Enayet Karim has been appointed as President of Global Development Bank (GDB) for five years.
The GDB is a development financial agency for emergency currency support, green tech projects financing in both the private and public sector organizations with the main target of elevating poverty.
The targeted core development areas of GDB are the skill development, job creation, poverty alleviation, setting up green industries and hybrid education system among the developing and under-developed member countries of the United Nations, ensuring basic needs for the poor and ultra-poor to change their fate.
The topper of 9th CSS Dr Enayet karim started his career as a government officer but switch to World Bank after a few months.
He has been working in WB and ECOSOC as chief economist since 2015.
Dr Karim has taken over the charges of President of GDB on June 1, 2022 of the New York-based development bank.
A Dhaka university graduate, Enayet Karim obtained Ph.D in Applied Economics from Oxford University, UK. He hails from Uzirpur upazila under Barishal district.
Dr Karim has good creation of several renowned books including the CAMELS rating, a text book in the banking department of different universities in many countries, accredited by the World Bank.
He is a guest teacher in 14 different universities including Sardar Patel Police University, India, 4 UN Universities, Bangladesh Police Staff College, British Economic School, etc.
Source: United News of Bangladesh