United Arab Emirates, Feb. 25 -- IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, has named Abdullah Jefri as its new division director for the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) where he will lead strategic business engagements across the region. His objective will be to drive GCC-led sustainable growth, economic diversification, and job creation, in line with the national visions of GCC countries and World Bank Group priorities for tackling some of the most pressing development challenges. Mr. Jefri, a Saudi national, brings nearly 30 years of global and regional experience in finance across sectors. In his previous role as IFC's senior manager for GCC, he partnered with public and private leaders to promote investments cross-borders.Prior to that, he ...