Hippolyte Fofack

Chief Economist & Director, Research & International Cooperation

Afreximbank, Egypt

Dr Hippolyte Fofack is the chief economist and director of research and international cooperation at the African Export-Import Bank, with more than 20 years of experience in development economics, international trade, banking, international finance, and academia. Previously, he served in several capacities with the World Bank Group, including as head of the Macroeconomics and Growth Program. Fofack is a fellow of the African Academy of Sciences and a member of the American Economic Association and the African Finance and Economic Association. Fofack has published extensively and served as guest editor of the World Bank Economic Review, Economic History of Developing Regions, and Journal of African Trade. He is editor-in-chief of Contemporary Issues in African Trade and Trade Finance and serves on the editorial boards of the Journal of African Development, the Journal of African Trade, and the Gulf Economics Journal. Dr Fofack has taught and given lectures at several universities and research institutions. He holds a master’s degree in economics from the University of Lille, an advanced degree in international economics and finance from the University of Bordeaux, and a Ph.D. from American University in Washington DC. In addition to his regular columns on global affairs published by Project Syndicate, he has also been a regular contributor to many newspapers and magazines, including African Banker, African Business, Financial Times, The Banker, Guardian, Le Monde, Japan Times, CGTN, and Newsweek.