World Bank Group Appoints New Country Manager for the Republic of Congo

BRAZZAVILLE, September 16, 2025 - The World Bank Group appointed Ms. Alexandra Célestin on August 18, 2025, as the World Bank Group Country Manager for the Republic of Congo. Ms. Célestin will represent the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD), the International Development Association (IDA), the International Finance Corporation (IFC) and the Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA) in the context of continued efforts to unify World Bank Group leadership at the national level. Her appointment will be effective October 1, 2025.

In her new role, Ms. Célestin's three main priorities will be to:

1. Maintain and strengthen good working relationships with government, private sector and other stakeholders.
2. Oversee the preparation of the new Country Partnership Strategy, involving all relevant stakeholders; and
3. Manage the country office and support staff, building on existing professionalism and team spirit.

Ms. Célestin, a Haitian national, joined IFC in 2006 in the Transactions Group of the Financial Markets Department. Since then, she has held various positions, including IFC's Regional Financial Services Representative (FIG) for Anglophone West and Central Africa, based in Nigeria. In this role, she contributed to the growth of the IFC's activities and the expansion of its presence in IDA countries as well as in fragile, violence, and conflict-affected states (FCV). Prior to joining IFC, Ms. Célestin held several senior positions in commercial banks in Haiti. She holds a Master of Science in Finance from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA.

Ms. Célestin succeeds Ms.Louise Pierrette Mvono, who has returned to her home country to assume new responsibilities.

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