Romina Bandura

Romina Bandura is a senior fellow with the Project on Prosperity and Development and the Project on U.S. Leadership in Development at CSIS. Her current research focuses on the future of work in developing countries and the United States’ economic engagement in the developing world. She has also conducted extensive research on enhancing the reach and impact of the Multilateral Development Bank system. Before joining CSIS in September 2017, she was a senior consultant at the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU). She worked closely with clients to design research and manage projects that included index building, quantifying qualitative variables, policy analysis, and strategies for investment and growth. EIU flagship projects include benchmarking indices like the Global Microscope on Financial Inclusion and the Latin America and Caribbean Infrascope project. Ms. Bandura is an economist with more than 20 years of experience in international development research, policy analysis, and project management. Before joining EIU, she was an economist at the International Labour Organization's Washington office. In her previous capacity as a business manager at DAI’s Economic Growth Sector, she managed a $90 million private-sector development portfolio of projects in Africa, Asia, and Eastern Europe. She has also served as a policy analyst for the UN Development Programme. Earlier in her career, she worked in the banking sector in Argentina. Ms. Bandura holds an M.P.A. in international development from Harvard University’s Kennedy School of Government and a B.A. in economics from the Universidad Católica Argentina, Buenos Aires.
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Russia’s invasion of Ukraine should 'make your blood run cold,' Biden tells other nations as Putin scales up
Romina Bandura in USA Today — September 21, 2022
FLASHPOINT UKRAINE: European leaders visit Ukraine
Romina Bandura in Voice of America — June 17, 2022
Bilateral and multilateral financial support to Ukraine is flowing.
Romina Bandura in EMEA Finance — March 23, 2022
Realizing Education for All in the Digital Age
Romina Bandura in Realizing Eduation For All in the Digital Age — May 30, 2019
Sunday Essay: Hard infra, soft power
Daniel F. Runde and Romina Bandura in Sun Star — March 30, 2019
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A Call to Action: Igniting the Digital Revolution in International Development Studies
Commentary by Romina Bandura and Christopher Burns — January 13, 2023

Digital Will Drive Ukraine’s Modernization
Report by Romina Bandura and Janina Staguhn — January 10, 2023

Covid-19, Digitization, and Government-to-People Payments: The Future of Digital Financial Inclusion
Digital Report by Romina Bandura , Elena I. Méndez Leal , and Sundar R. Ramanujam — December 13, 2022

The Role of Digital Management in Ukraine's Reconstruction
Event by Romina Bandura , Oleksndra Azarkhina , Oleksii Dorogan , and Maksym Nefyodov — December 6, 2022

Modernizing Ukraine’s Transport and Logistics Infrastructure
Report by Romina Bandura , Janina Staguhn , and Benjamin Jensen — October 20, 2022

Panel 2: The Next Wave Is Not a Covid-19 Wave: Debt Sustainability in Developing Countries
Event by Romina Bandura — October 13, 2022

Covid-19 and Digital Payments: How the Pandemic Changed G2P Payments Globally
Event by Romina Bandura , Daniel F. Runde , Dr. Ruth Goodwin-Groen , Dr. Leora Klapper , and Mary Ellen Iskenderian — September 30, 2022

Beyond the Emergency: Donor Perspectives on Ukraine's Economic Reconstruction
Event by Romina Bandura , Philip Bennett , Mark Simakovsky , Andrew Hurst , and Hideki Matsunaga — July 28, 2022

The Digital Literacy Imperative
Brief by Romina Bandura and Elena I. Méndez Leal — July 18, 2022

The 10 Most Pressing Questions for Ukraine’s Economic Reconstruction
Critical Questions by Daniel F. Runde , Janina Staguhn , and Romina Bandura — June 9, 2022
