Sophie Sirtaine

Sophie Sirtaine is the CEO of CGAP, an international partnership housed in the World Bank Group and dedicated to promoting inclusive financial ecosystems that enable a green, resilient, and equitable world for all. With over 20 years of experience in the World Bank, Sirtaine has held various positions, including as director of strategy and operations in the Independent Evaluation Group, and she led the World Bank’s banking sector crisis response in several EU countries during the 2008-2009 global financial crisis.

Latest Articles

Inclusive finance is the lifeline we keep ignoring

5 months ago // Opinion: Development Finance

Opinion: In today’s increasingly fragile global landscape, inclusive finance is a powerful yet overlooked solution for building resilience as it puts solutions directly into the hands of people most at risk.

Opinion: The underexploited potential of the ESG framework

over 3 years ago // Development Finance

The way the environmental, social, and governance framework is applied can be problematic. Yet, one of many proposed solutions — dismantling the ESG framework to focus only on the E, and more specifically on emissions — is equally concerning.

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