MEFMI appoints New Director

Mr Stanislas Nkhata is the new Director of the MEFMI Debt Management Programme.  Mr. Nkhata joined MEFMI in 2012 as Programme Manager and was appointed Director in September 2017. He has replaced Mr Raphael Otieno who returned to the Central Bank of Kenya after the end of his tour of duty at the MEFMI Secretariat. Mr Nkhata holds a Master of Arts Degree in Economics and a Bachelor of Social Sciences Degree (majoring in Economics) from the University of Malawi. He has vast experience in economic and public debt management, spanning over 15 years.

His responsibilities as Director will involve management and supervision of all aspects of the Debt Management Programme. This includes contributing to the enhancement of human and institutional capacity in sovereign debt management through improved policies, systems, databases and awareness creation in MEFMI member countries.

Prior to joining MEFMI, Mr Nkhata held various positions in the Debt and Aid Management Division in the Ministry of Finance in Malawi. While working for the Malawi Government, he was attached to the World Bank under the Debt Management Practitioners Programme. Mr Nkhata is also a MEFMI Accredited Fellow having undergone rigorous training and attachments on debt strategy formulation and analysis during 2004-2009. As a Fellow, he participated in several MEFMI missions and facilitated at in-country and regional capacity building activities on debt management.