Jasmin Chakeri is Practice Manager in the Macroeconomics, Trade and Investment Global Practice of the World Bank, leading the team of economists working on the EU countries, the Western Balkans and Eastern Europe. As a development economist with 20 years of experience, Ms Chakeri has led World Bank studies on fiscal policy, trade and growth, as well as lending operations, in East Asia, West Africa, Latin America and Europe. She holds degrees from the University of Cambridge (UK) and Johns Hopkins University (USA).