Cote Dlvoire, Sept. 9 -- The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has appointed Asari Efiong as its first country head of Cote d'Ivoire, which became a Bank member and country of operation in 2025.Ms Efiong will be based in Abidjan and will lead the establishment of the EBRD's presence and business in the country, reporting to Heike Harmgart, Managing Director for sub-Saharan Africa.The move follows the Board of Governors' approval - at the EBRD's 2023 Annual Meeting in Samarkand - of amendments to the Agreement Establishing the EBRD, enabling the Bank to operate in sub-Saharan Africa and Iraq. A joint British and Nigerian national, Ms Efiong was previously Associate Director for Donor Partnerships at the EBRD, leading se...