Swarnim Wagle

Swarnim Wagle is a former chief economic advisor at the United Nations Development Programme Regional Bureau for Asia and the Pacific in New York.[1] He is a former vice-chair and member of the National Planning Commission of Nepal, headed by the prime minister.[2] He served as vice-chair from August 2017 to February 2018, and as member of the National Planning Commission of Nepal for two terms (September 2016 to August 2017 and May 2014 to November 2015).[3]

Swarnim Wagle
स्वर्णिम वाग्ले
Born
Bungkot, Gorkha District, Nepal
Nationalityसंघीय लोकतान्त्रीक गणतन्त्र नेपाल (NEPAL)
Alma materBudhanilkantha School
London School of Economics
Harvard University,
Australian National University
Occupation(s)Economist, Politician
Years active1995–present
Political partyपुर्ब नेपाली काङ्रेस हाल राष्ट्रिय स्वतन्त्र पार्टि

Dr. Wagle currently chairs the Institute for Integrated Development Studies, a South Asian policy think tank established in Kathmandu in 1979. He has also worked as a senior policy advisor and economist in international organizations like United Nations Development Programme and the World Bank. He holds academic degrees from the London School of Economics, Harvard University and the Australian National University.[4]

References
  1. "Our team | United Nations Development Programme".
  2. "Swarnim Wagle appointed Vice Chairman of NPC". The Himalayan Times. 2017-08-03. Retrieved 2017-08-03.
  3. National Planning Commission, National Planning Commission
  4. Wagle, Swarnim (2010-11-04). "Swarnim Wagle". World Bank Blogs. Retrieved 2017-08-03.
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