Zafrir Asaf

Zafrir Asaf is an impact economy and international development activist and businessperson. He has been supporting impactful and complex projects in three continents for over a decade and has worked with governments, development finance institutions, and the private sector to identify innovative solutions toward achieving the Sustainable Development Goals. He is a long-distance trail runner and a volleyball player.

Latest Articles

Opinion: Can Saudi Arabia, the UAE, and Israel collaborate on development?

over 1 year ago // Economic development

We believe the upcoming United Nations General Assembly represents a strategic opening for these three nations to take a forward-looking approach toward shaping the future of the Middle East through sustainable development.

Opinion: Israel’s slide into dictatorship is bad news for development

over 2 years ago // Democracy and Governance

High tech is the most important sector in Israel’s economy and a great part of its contribution to global development. Now the sector is losing foreign investment, with knock-on effects for LMICs.

Opinion: Israel transitioned from recipient to donor — here's what we learned

over 8 years ago // Israel aid

In the late 1970s, Israel transitioned from a World Bank beneficiary to an OECD member. Zafrir Asaf, the country's director of emerging markets and financial institutions, details the lessons learned from the transition.

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