IFC Appoints Amena Arif as New Country Manager for the Philippines

Manila, Philippines, March 13, 2025—IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, has appointed Amena Arif as its new Country Manager for the Philippines. In her new role, Amena will focus on mobilizing private sector investments to support job creation, reduce the impacts of climate change, and promote financial inclusion.
 

A Pakistani national, Amena joined IFC in 2012 after building a career in international commercial banks. She led IFC's debt and equity investment transactions working with financial institutions in Pakistan, Afghanistan, and Lebanon. Most recently, Amena served as Country Manager for East Africa based in Nairobi. Prior to that she was in South Asia in her role as the Country Manager for Sri Lanka and Maldives.

“IFC is committed to working together with our partners in the Philippines to unlock funding that will help create jobs, support companies to mitigate the impacts of climate change, open doors for small businesses to grow, and make sure digital services are available to everyone,” said Amena Arif, IFC’s new Country Manager for the Philippines. “I am excited to be back in Asia and look forward to working closely with our public and private sector partners towards sustainable and inclusive growth.”

Amena holds an MBA from the Lahore University of Management Sciences in Pakistan. She succeeds Jean-Marc Arbogast, who moved to a new role as the World Bank Group Country Manager in Chile.