(Business in Cameroon) - The International Finance Corporation (IFC), subsidiary of the World Bank specialised in funding for the private sector, has just appointed Mehita Fanny Sylla as Resident-Representative in Cameroon, we officially learned, on the fringes of the visit by Ms Vera Songwe (Cameroonian), the new IFC Regional Director for Central and Western Africa.
Mehita Fanny Sylla replaces Malagasy Henri Rabarijohn. In charge of investments at IFC, Mehita Fanny Sylla joined the IFC Consulting Department for public private partnerships in 2007, after spending 3 years in Douala, where she worked on financing infrastructure projects.
This role enabled the new Resident-Representative to develop an important network and gain an extensive knowledge of business sectors in Central and Western Africa. With a Masters in Economy and a degree from ESSEC Business School in France, Mehita Fanny Sylla has a professional experience of 12 years in financial audit, company assessment and SMEs development.