Subfonds - Masood Ahmed files

Masood Ahmed - Chronological File - July to December 1979 Masood Ahmed - Chronological File - January to March 1986 Masood Ahmed - Chronological File - January to June 1983 Masood Ahmed - Chronological File - July to December 1983 Masood Ahmed - Chronological File - January 2 to May 31, 1980 Masood Ahmed - Chronological File - November to December 1985 Masood Ahmed - Chronological File - May to August 1985 Masood Ahmed - Chronological File - January to April 1985 Masood Ahmed - Chronological File - July to December 1984 Masood Ahmed - Chronological File - April to June 1984 Masood Ahmed - Chronological File - January to March 1984 Masood Ahmed - Chronological File - 1982 Masood Ahmed - Chronological File - 1981 Masood Ahmed - Chronological File - June to December 1980 Masood Ahmed - Chronological File - January 1990 to June 1991 Masood Ahmed - Chronological File - 1988/1989 - EM2IE Masood Ahmed - Chronological File - January to December 1987 Masood Ahmed - Chronological File - July to September 1986 Masood Ahmed - Chronological File - October to December 1986 Masood Ahmed - Chronological File - April to June 1986

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WB IBRD/IDA STAFF-19

Title

Masood Ahmed files

Date(s)

  • 1979-1999 (prominent 1995-1998) (Creation)

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42.70 linear feet of textual records

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Name of creator

Biographical history

Masood Ahmed was born and raised in Pakistan. He obtained graduate and post-graduate degrees from the London School of Economics.

Masood Ahmed's World Bank career began in the World Bank's Young Professionals Program (YPP) in 1979. After 1980, Ahmed served in numerous roles at the World Bank, including: Economist in the Energy Department (EGYDR), 1980-1981; Economist in the Energy Assessment Division (EGYEA), 1981-1982; Senior Economist in the Energy Assessment Division (EGYEA), 1983; Deputy Division Chief in the Energy Assessment Division (EYGEA), 1983-1985; Deputy Division Chief in the Energy Strategy and Pre-Investment Division I (EGYS1), 1985-1986; Deputy Division Chief in the Industrial Development and Finance Companies Division of the Europe, Middle East, and North Africa Projects Department (EMPID), 1986-1987; Division Chief in the Industry and Energy Operations Division of the Europe, Middle East, and North Africa Country Department II (EM2IE), 1987-1991; Division Chief in the International Economic Department Debt and International Finance Division (IECDI), 1991-1993; Director of the International Economic Department (IECDR), 1993-1997; and Vice-President in the Poverty Reduction and Economic Management Network (PREM), 1997-2000.

Ahmed's early Bank career included helping to manage and develop the Energy Sector Management Assistance Program (ESMAP), which provided technical assistance for energy development in low and middle income countries. From 1987 to 1991, Ahmed oversaw lending and advisory services for development projects in the Maghreb countries of Northwest Africa. From 1991 to 1993, as a Division Chief in the IEC, Ahmed took part in economic forecasting and policy development related to international capital flows and debt. As IEC Director from 1993 to 1997, Ahmed played a significant policy advisory role to develop the Joint International Monetary Fund and World Bank framework for the Heavily Indebted Poor Countries Initiative (HIPC). From 1997 to 2000, Ahmed participated extensively in the creation and implementation of the PREM Network, and continued to serve an important policy advisory role with the Bank's continued involvement with the HIPC Initiative. This includes his contribution in developing the Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper approach, which provided heavily indebted countries a comprehensive and country-focused plan in alleviating long-term debt.

Masood Ahmed left the World Bank in January 2000.

Archival history

Immediate source of acquisition or transfer

Records were transferred to the World Bank Group Archives using approved records retention and disposition schedules assigned to the Poverty Reduction and Economic Management Network (PREM) or a Bank-wide schedule for records common to many units.

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Scope and content

The sub-fonds consist of chronological correspondence records from different units throughout Masood Ahmed's World Bank career. The series additionally includes speech and presentation records from his time in IEC and PREM, and records related to his involvement with the Economic Development Institute (EDI, now renamed the World Bank Institute [WBI]).

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Accruals are not expected.

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Conditions governing access

Records are subject to the World Bank Policy on Access to Information.

Conditions governing reproduction

Records are subject to the Copyright Policy of the World Bank Group.

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  • English

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  • See records related to the International Economics Department (IEC) in Records of the Office of the Chief Economist, (WB IBRD/IDA DEC) -- Records of the Office of the Vice President, Development Economics and Chief Economist and later Senior Vice President, Development Economics and Chief Economist (DECVP), (WB IBRD/IDA DEC-03). Specifically, see the following series: Correspondence Files of Masood Ahmed, Director, International Economics Department (IEC), (WB IBRD/IDA DEC-03-53); Subject Files of Masood Ahmed, Director, International Economics Department (IEC), (WB IBRD/IDA DEC-03-54); Subject Files of Masood Ahmed, Director, International Economics Department (IEC), Relating to EDI and the 50th Anniversary of the World Bank, (WB IBRD/IDA DEC-03-55); Correspondence and Other Records of Masood Ahmed, Director, International Economics Department (IEC) Relating to Finance & Development and to Phase II of IEC's Renewal Program, (WB IBRD/IDA DEC-03-56); Correspondence of Masood Ahmed, Director, International Economics Department (IEC) Concerning Joint World Bank-IMF Development Committees, Annual Meetings, and Seminars, (WB IBRD/IDA DEC-03-83); Subject Files of Masood Ahmed, Director, International Economics Department (IEC) Concerning the Office of the President and the Board of Executive Directors, (WB IBRD/IDA DEC-03-84); and Subject Files of Masood Ahmed, Director, International Economics Department (IEC) Concerning the Development of the Poverty Reduction and Economic Management Network (PREM), (WB IBRD/IDA DEC-03-85).

  • Records of the Poverty Reduction and Economic Management Network (WB IBRD/IDA PREM).

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Internal World Bank Group Archives rules based on ISAD(G).

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Dates of creation revision deletion

27 February 2014

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