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Makhtar Diop

Managing Director, International Finance Corporation · United States

✓ Verified current role· as of 2026-10-12

Makhtar Diop is the CEO of International Finance Corporation. Diop is based in the United States. Diop was born in 1960 in Dakar.

Makhtar Diop is a Senegalese economist who has held senior leadership roles at the World Bank, including Vice President for Infrastructure and Vice President for Africa, before becoming Managing Director of the IFC in 2021. He previously served as Minister of Economy and Finance of Senegal and began his career in the banking sector and International Monetary Fund.

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Recent coverage has focused on Makhtar Diop's visits across Africa and Europe in his capacity as Managing Director of the International Finance Corporation. Reports documented Diop's engagements in Ghana, where discussions centered on infrastructure development, investor confidence, and strategic partnerships with government and private sector leaders, as well as separate visits to Ethiopia and meetings with the African Union Commission. Earlier coverage also highlighted Diop's efforts to strengthen World Bank ties and channel private investment to emerging markets through discussions in Spain.

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Born
June 1960 · Dakar
Citizenship
Senegal

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