THE WORLD BANK GROUP
PSLO DIRECTORY
January 2006
www.worldbank.org/business-global
THE WORLD BANK GROUP
PRIVATE SECTOR LIAISON OFFICERS (PSLO) NETWORK
The PSLO network is a network of business intermediary organizations (chambers of commerce and industry, business and trade associations, or investment promotion agencies) working to foster trade and investment between countries with the support of the World Bank Group’s products and services. The network consists of liaison officers - private sector communications professionals - appointed, based in and financed by their respective business intermediary organizations. The officers facilitate local companies’ access to WBG business opportunities, services and knowledge and act as the voice of their national private sector in advising the WBG on how to better engage companies on development issues.
Trained by WBG staff, the PSLO develops an expertise on WBG activities. The officer disseminates information about WBG business opportunities (procurement, IFC, MIGA, trust funds), facilitates contacts between local companies and the Bank Group, organizes consultations on development issues of interest to the private sector (investment climate, Public Private Partnerships, carbon funds, HIV/AIDS, etc.) and provides information on the Bank’s knowledge resources and partnership opportunities. Although PSLOs do not have exclusivity as an entry point for companies interested in the WBG, their “insiders’ knowledge” of the World Bank Group and their local business community give them a distinct competitive advantage.
Launched in Europe in January 1999 as a joint World Bank, IFC and MIGA initiative, the PSLO network includes today some 53 PSLOs in 41 countries: 26 in Europe & 9 in Africa, 11 in South & East Asia and 7 in North America & South America.
The World Bank Group has been in continuous contact for many years with thousands of intermediary organizations worldwide. Now, with the PSLO network, we are in constant dialogue with faces, with people who will be able to tell us what we have to do to perform our core mission of poverty alleviation better.
53 PSLOs IN 41 COUNTRIES WORLDWIDE
AUSTRALIA
Garry Mahlberg
Australian Trade Commission (Austrade)
GPO Box 5301, Sydney NSW 2001
Tel: + 61 2 9390 2909 - Fax: +61 2 9390 2024
E-mail:
Internet: http://www.austrade.gov.au
- WB Contact: Lester Dally (Washington) -
- IFC Contact: Desmond Dodd (Honk Kong) -
- MIGA Contact: Christopher Millward (Washington) -
AUSTRIA
Carl de Colle
Austrian Chamber of Commerce (WKO)
Wiedner Haupstrasse 63, A-1045 Vienna
Tel: +43 1 501 05 4301 - Fax: +43 1 501 05 3702
E-mail:
Internet: http://www.wko.at
- WB Contact: Claudia von Monbart (Paris) -
- IFC Contact: Oltmann Siemens (Frankfurt) -
- MIGA Contact: Federica Dal Bono (Washington) -
BELGIUM
Johan Malin
Flanders Investment and Trade
Gaucheretstraat 90, 1030 Brussels
Tel: +32 2 504 87 58 - Fax: +32 2 504 88 92
E-mail:
Internet: http://www.flandersinvestmentandtrade.com/
- WB Contact: Veronique Jacobs (Brussels) -
- IFC Contact: Wolfgang Bertelsmeier (Paris) -
- MIGA Contact: Federica Dal Bono (Washington) -
BRAZIL
Marta F. Lahtermaher
Federation of Industries of Rio de Janeiro State (FIRJAN)
Av. Graça Aranha, nº1/10th floor, ZIP: 20030-002 - Rio de Janeiro, RJ.
Tel.: +55 21 2563 4196
E-mail:
Internet: http://www.firjan.org.br
- WB Contact: Mauro Lopez Mendes de Azeredo (Brazil) -
- IFC Contact: to be determined
- MIGA Contact: Federica Dal Bono (Washington) -
CANADA
Shane Jaffer (Alberta)
Alberta Economic Development (AED)
Suite 300, 639 - 5th Avenue SW, Calgary, Alberta, T2P 0M9
Tel: +403 297 6592 - Fax: +403 297 6168
E-mail:
Internet: http://www.alberta-canada.com
- WB Contact: Lester Dally (Washington) -
- IFC Contact: Georg Schmidt (Washington) -
- MIGA Contact: Christopher Millward (Washington) -
Yvonne DeBoer (British Columbia)
International Trade Canada - Vancouver
2000-3000 West Georgia St. Vancouver, British Columbia V6B 6E1
Tel: +604 666 1406 - Fax: +604 666 0954
E-mail:
- WB Contact: Lester Dally (Washington) -
- IFC Contact: Georg Schmidt (Washington) -
- MIGA Contact: Christopher Millward (Washington) -
Lynne Tompkins (New Brunswick)
Business New Brunswick (GNB)
P.O. Box 6000, Fredericton, New Brunswick, E3B 5H1
Tel: +506 453 8756
E-mail:
Internet: http://www.gnb.ca
- WB Contact: Lester Dally (Washington) -
- IFC Contact: Georg Schmidt (Washington) -
- MIGA Contact: Christopher Millward (Washington) -
Treena Adhikari (Ontario)
Canadian Manufacturers and Exporters (CME)
6725 Airport Road, Suite 200, Mississauga ON L4 1V2
Tel: +905 568 8300 - Fax: +905 568 8330
E-mail:
Internet: http://www.cme-mec.ca
- WB Contact: Lester Dally (Washington) -
- IFC Contact: Georg Schmidt (Washington) -
- MIGA Contact: Christopher Millward (Washington) -
Christina Nguyen (Quebec)
World Trade Center Montreal (CCMM)
380, St-Antoine Ouest, bureau 6000, Montreal, Quebec H2Y 3X7
Tel: +514 871 4002 - Fax +514 871 1255
E-mail:
Internet: http://www.ccmm.qc.ca/WTCMontreal
- WB Contact: Lester Dally (Washington) -
- IFC Contact: Georg Schmidt (Washington) -
- MIGA Contact: Christopher Millward (Washington) -
Glen Millard (Saskatchewan)
Saskatchewan Trade and Export Partnership (STEP)
P.O. Box 1787, 320-1801 Hamilton Street, Regina, Saskatchewan S4P 3C6
Tel: +306 787 7936 - Fax: +306 787 6666
E-mail:
Internet: http://www.sasktrade.sk.ca
- WB Contact: Lester Dally (Washington) -
- IFC Contact: Georg Schmidt (Washington) -
-MIGA Contact: Christopher Millward (Washington) -
CHINA
Iris Wong (Hong Kong)
Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC)
38/F Convention Plaza Office Tower
1 Harbour Road, Wanchai, Hong Kong
Tel: +852 2584 4132 - Fax: +852 2169 9136
E-mail:
Internet: http://www.tdctrade.com
- WB Contact: Li Li (Beijing) –
- IFC Contact: Desmond Dodd (Honk Kong) -
- MIGA Contact: Christopher Millward (Washington) -
CONGO DRC
Honore Njibikila Nkonka
Fédération des Entreprises du Congo (FEC)
10, avenue des Aviateurs, Commune de la Gombe; BP 7247 Kinshasa 1
Tel: + 243 81504 5009
E-mail:
Internet: http://www.fec.cd
- WB Contact: Louise Engulu (Kinshasa) -
- IFC Contact: to be determined
- MIGA Contact: David Bridgman (Johannesburg) -
DENMARK
Rasoul Mikkelsen
Danish Trade Council (DTC)
Ministry of Foreign Affairs / Danish Trade Council
Asiatisk Plads, 2 - 1448 Copenhagen
Tel: +45 33 921 354 - Fax: +45 33 921 394
E-mail:
Internet: http://www.eksportraadet.dk
- WB Contact: Jakob Kopperud (London) -
- IFC Contact: Oltmann Siemens (Frankfurt) -
- MIGA Contact: Federica Dal Bono (Washington) -
ESTONIA
Kristina Tshistova
Estonian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KODA)
Toom-Kooli 17, 10130 Tallinn
Tel: +372 644 80 79 - Fax: +372 646 0245
E-mail:
Internet: http://www.koda.ee
- WB Contact: Jacek Wojciechowicz (Warsaw) -
- IFC Contact: Mary Lystad (Warsaw) -
- MIGA Contact: Federica Dal Bono (Washington) -
FINLAND
Tero Lausala
FINPRO (Project Advisory Services)
Porkkalankatu 1, Helsinki
Tel: +358 204 695 316 - Fax: +358 204 695 206
E-mail:
Internet: http://www.finpro.fi
- WB Contact: Jakob Kopperud (London) -
- IFC Contact: Oltmann Siemens (Frankfurt) -
- MIGA Contact: Federica Dal Bono (Washington) -
FRANCE
Isabelle Raux
UBIFrance
10, Avenue d'Iena, 75116 Paris
Tel: +33 1 40 73 35 29 - Fax: +33 1 40 73 30 60
E-mail:
Internet: http://www.ubifrance.fr
- WB Contact: Michele Bailly (Paris) -
- IFC Contact: Wolfgang Bertelsmeier (Paris) -
- MIGA Contact: Federica Dal Bono (Washington) -
Philippe Gautier
MEDEF International
55 avenue Bosquet, 75330 Paris Cedex 07
Tel: +33 1 53 59 16 22
E-mail:
Internet: http://www.medefinternational.fr
- WB Contact: Michele Bailly (Paris) -
- IFC Contact: Wolfgang Bertelsmeier (Paris) -
- MIGA Contact: Federica Dal Bono (Washington) -
GERMANY
Wilfried Maus
Bundesagentur für Aussenwirtschaft (BFAI)
Agrippastrasse, 87-93, D-50676 Cologne
Tel: +49 221 20 57 339 - Fax: +49 221 20 57 446
E-mail:
Internet: http://www.bfai.de
- WB Contact: Claudia von Monbart (Paris) -
- IFC Contact: Oltmann Siemens (Frankfurt) -
- MIGA Contact: Federica Dal Bono (Washington) -
Frank Kehlenbach
European International Contractors (EIC)
Kurfürstenstrasse 129, D-10785 Berlin
Tel: +49 302 12 86 268 - Fax: +49 302 12 86 285
E-mail:
Internet: http://www.eicontractors.de
- WB Contact: Claudia von Monbart (Paris) -
- IFC Contact: Oltmann Siemens (Frankfurt) -
- MIGA Contact: Federica Dal Bono (Washington) -
GHANA
Osei Boeh-Ocansey
Private Enterprise Foundation (PEF)
P.O. Box C1571, Cantonments, Accra
Tel: +233 21 515 601 - Fax: +233 21 771 500
E-mail:
Internet: http://www.pefghana.org/
- WB Contact: Kafu Kofi Tsikata (Accra) -
- IFC Contact: Frances Gadzekpo (Accra) -
- MIGA Contact: David Bridgman (Johannesburg) -
GREECE
Theodoros Axilithiotis
Thessaloniki Chamber of Commerce and Industry (TCCI)
Tsimiski str., 29 - 54624 Thessaloniki
Tel: +30 2 310 370 120
E-mail:
Internet: http://www.ebeth.gr
- WB Contact: Andreas Galanakis (Brussels) -
- IFC Contact: Oltmann Siemens (Frankfurt) -
- MIGA Contact: Federica Dal Bono (Washington) -
HUNGARY
György Kerekes
Hungarian Investment and Trade Development Agency (ITD Hungary)
Andrassy ut 12, H-1061 Budapest
Tel: +361 472 82 51 - Fax: +361 472 81 31
E-mail:
Internet: http://www.itdh.hu and http://www.eicbudapest.hu
- WB Contact: Jacek Wojciechowicz (Warsaw) -
- IFC Contact: Mary Lystad (Warsaw) -
- MIGA Contact: Federica Dal Bono (Washington) -
ICELAND
Audbjörg Halldórsdóttir
Overseas Business Services (OBS)
Raudararstig 25, IS-150 Reykjavic
Tel: +354 545 79 88
E-mail:
Internet: http://www.mfa.is/ministry/overseas-buisness-service
- WB Contact: Jakob Kopperud (London) -
- IFC Contact: Oltmann Siemens (Frankfurt) -
- MIGA Contact: Federica Dal Bono (Washington) -
INDIA
Susnato Sen (New Delhi)
Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI)
Federation House, Tansen Marg, New Delhi 110 001
Tel: + 91 11 2332 3492
E-mail:
Internet: http://www.ficci.com
- WB Contact: Sudip Mozumder (Delhi) –
- IFC Contact: Menakshi Seth (Delhi) –
- MIGA Contact: Christopher Millward (Washington) –
IRELAND
Joe Breslin
Enterprise Ireland (EI)
Shelbourne Road 35-39, Ballsbridge, Dublin 4
Tel: +353 1 609 21 36 - Fax: +353 1 609 21 21
E-mail:
Internet: http://www.enterprise-ireland.com
- WB Contact: Barbara Genevaz (Paris) -
- IFC Contact: Wolfgang Bertelsmeier (Paris) -
- MIGA Contact: Federica Dal Bono (Washington) -
ISRAEL
Itzhak Rozen
The Israel Export and International Cooperation Institute (IE&ICI)
29 Hamered Street, 68125 Tel Aviv, Israel
Tel: +972 3 514 2857 - Fax: +972 3 514 2985
E-mail:
Internet: http://www.export.gov.il
- WB Contact: David Craig (West Bank & Gaza) –
- IFC Contact: Youssef Habesch (West Bank & Gaza) –
- MIGA Contact: Christopher Millward (Washington) –
ITALY
Ivana Piana
PROMOS
Via Camperio 1, 20123 Milan
Tel: +39 02 85 15 58 69
E-mail:
Internet: http://www.promos-milano.com
- WB Contact: Manuel Rosini (Rome) -
- IFC Contact: Wolfgang Bertelsmeier (Paris) -
- MIGA Contact: Federica Dal Bono (Washington) -
JAPAN
Takashi Yoshimura (Tokyo)
Nippon Keidanren (Japan Business Federation)
1-9-4, Otemachi, Chiyoda, Tokyo 100-8188
Tel: +81 3 5204 1566
E-mail:
Internet: http://www.keidanren.or.jp
- WB Contact: Koichi Omori (Tokyo) -
- IFC Contact: Mr. Hiroshi Arichi (Tokyo) -
- MIGA Contact: Mari Kogiso (Tokyo) -
Hiroya Takagi (Tokyo)
Engineering and Consulting Firms Association (ECFA)
Toranomon Yoshiara Building 8th Floor, 1-6-13 Nishi-Sinbashi, Minato-ku, Tokyo 105-003
Tel: +81 3 3593 1171
E-mail:
Internet: http://www.ecfa.or.jp
- WB Contact: Koichi Omori (Tokyo) -
- IFC Contact: Mr. Hiroshi Arichi (Tokyo) -
- MIGA Contact: Mari Kogiso (Tokyo) -
Noriko Mimura (Osaka)
Kansai Economic Federation - Kankeiren
6-2-27, Nakanoshima, Kita-ku, Osaka 530-6691
Phone: +81 6 6441 0104 - Fax: +81 6441 0443
E-mail:
Internet: http://www.kankeiren.org.jp/English
- WB Contact: Koichi Omori (Tokyo) -
- IFC Contact: Mr. Hiroshi Arichi (Tokyo) -
- MIGA Contact: Mari Kogiso (Tokyo) -
KENYA
Salma Mazrui
Kenya Private Sector Alliance (KEPSA)
Bishops Garden Towers, 1st Floor, Bishops Garden Towers, PO Box 3556-00100 Nairobi
Tel: +254 20 2730371 - Fax: +254 20 2730374
E-mail:
Internet: http://www.kepsa.or.ke
- WB Contact: Matilde Bordon (Nairobi) -
- IFC Contact: Eme Essien (Nairobi) -
- MIGA Contact: David Bridgman (Johannesburg) -
KOREA
Hanh Jung Hee
Korean Trade Investment Promotion Agency (KOTRA)
300-9, Yomgok-dong, Seocho-gu, Seoul, Korea (Seocho P.O.Box 101)
Tel: +82 2 3460 7239
E-mail:
Internet: http://www.kotra.or.kr
- WB Contact: Lester Dally (Washington) -
- IFC Contact: Desmond Dodd (Honk Kong) -
- MIGA Contact: Christopher Millward (Washington) -
LATVIA
Andra Feldmane
Latvian Investment and Development Agency (LIDA)
Perses iela 2, LV 1442, Riga
Tel: +371 703 94 19 - Fax: +371 942 32 95
E-mail:
Internet: http://www.liaa.gov.lv
- WB Contact: Toms Baumanis (Riga) -
- IFC Contact: Mary Lystad (Warsaw) -
- MIGA Contact: Federica Dal Bono (Washington) -
LUXEMBOURG
Simone Joachim
Chamber of Commerce of Luxembourg (CCL)
Rue Alcide de Gasperi, 7 - L-2981 Luxembourg
Tel: +352 42 39 39 342
E-mail:
Internet: http://www.cc.lu
- WB Contact: Véronique Jacobs (Brussels) -
- IFC Contact: Wolfgang Bertelsmeier (Paris) -
- MIGA Contact: Federica Dal Bono (Washington) -
MOZAMBIQUE
Sergio Chitara
Confederaçao das Assaciaçoes Economicas de Mozambique (CTA)
Av. 10 de Novembro, Recinto da Facim, Maputo
Tel: +258 21 311 734 - Fax: +258 21 311 732
E-mail:
Internet: http://www.cta.org.mz
- WB Contact: Rafael Saute (Maputo) -
- IFC Contact: Issufo Caba (Maputo) -
- MIGA Contact: David Bridgman (Maputo) -
NETHERLANDS
Mike Timmermans
Netherlands Foreign Trade Agency (EVD)
Bezuidenhoutseweg, 181 - 2500 EC The Hague
Tel: +31 70 77 88 330
E-mail:
Internet: http://www.evd.nl
- WB Contact: Angela Bekkers (Brussels) -
- IFC Contact: Oltmann Siemens (Frankfurt) -
- MIGA Contact: Federica Dal Bono (Washington) -
NEW ZEALAND
Graham Smeaton
New Zealand Trade and Enterprise
22 The Terrace, PO Box 2878, Wellington, New Zealand
Tel: +64 4 931 6119 - Fax: +64 4 910 4308
E-mail:
Internet: http://www.nzte.govt.nz
- WB Contact: Lester Dally (Washington) -
- IFC Contact: Desmond Dodd (Honk Kong) -
- MIGA Contact: Christopher Millward (Washington) -
NIGERIA
Deborah Chinwe Okafor
The Nigerian Economic Summit Group (NESG)
Plot 999F Idejo Street, ICON House, 8th Floor, Idejo Street, Off Adeola Odeku Street
Victoria Island, Lagos, Nigeria
Tel: + 234 1 263 2963 - Fax: + 234 1 263 6356
E-mail:
- WB Contact: Obadiah Tohomdet (Abuja) -
- IFC Contact: Uyi Edokpolo (Lagos) -
- MIGA Contact: David Bridgman (Johannesburg) -
POLAND
Krzysztof Czaplicki