Andrei Mikhnev is the World Bank Country Manager for Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan since February 1, 2023. Mr. Mikhnev leads the dialogue with the Governments of the Republic of Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan, manages the World Bank program and team in Astana.
Mr. Mikhnev has more than two decades of international experience in economic development. Most recently, he was the World Bank Country Manager for Mongolia. Before that, he managed programs in the Middle East and the Gulf region, aimed at enhancing competitiveness and developing the private sector in the region. Over the years, he has worked on economic reforms in many countries in Latin America, Sub-Saharan Africa, South Asia, the Middle East and North Africa, Europe and Central Asia.
Mr. Mikhnev holds a PhD in International Economics from the Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, Ukraine.
Andrey Mikhnev, a citizen of Ukraine, is married and has a son. Speaks fluent English, Ukrainian, Russian and Spanish.
