Saida Ismailakhunova
Sr. Economist, Global Lead for Integrated data and statistical operations, South Caucasus, World Bank
Ms. Saida Ismailakhunova is a Senior Economist and Statistician in the Poverty and Equity Global Practice of the World Bank. Ms. Ismailakhunova is a Task Team Leader for the South Caucasus Gender, Poverty and Equity Program. She also has wide experience working for the Central Asia on poverty and equity issues, data driven governance, welfare monitoring systems and social protection. She led projects aiming to strengthen national statistical systems in Armenia, the Kyrgyz Republic and Tajikistan. Currently she is also supporting investments in statistical systems worldwide. Prior to joining the World Bank, Ms. Ismailakhunova worked for 8 years as the Head of the Macroeconomic Analysis and Forecasting Division in the Ministry of Finance of the Kyrgyz Republic. She holds PhD in Economics and a master's degree in public policy.