Romina Bandura
Romina Bandura is a senior fellow with the Project on Prosperity and Development at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS). Ms. Bandura is an economist with more than 20 years of experience in international development research, policy analysis, and project management. Her current research focuses on digital transformation and the future of work in developing countries. She has also conducted extensive research on the United States’ economic engagement in the developing world and enhancing the reach and impact of the multilateral development bank system. Her work is often cited in prominent media outlets. 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. She also held positions as an economist at the International Labour Organization's Washington office, a business manager at DAI’s Economic Growth Sector (managing a $90 million private sector development portfolio of projects in Africa, Asia, and Eastern Europe) and a policy analyst for the UN Development Programme. Early in her career, she worked in the banking sector in Argentina. Ms. Bandura holds an MPA in international development from Harvard University’s Kennedy School of Government and a BA in economics from the Universidad Católica Argentina, Buenos Aires.
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Intensified Russian attacks leave Ukrainian energy infrastructure devastated
Romina Bandura in DW News — April 17, 2024
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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USAID/MujerProspera: Advancing Gender Equality in Northern Central America
Event — March 19, 2024
Leaders at the Table: Improving Global Food Security Through Public-Private Partnerships
Digital Report by Romina Bandura and Paula Reynal — September 7, 2023
Creating a Consumer-Centric Digital Finance Ecosystem
Event — June 27, 2023
Covid-19 and Digital Payments: How the Pandemic Changed G2P Payments Globally
Event — September 30, 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
Data for Development and Diplomacy: the New Age
Event — January 27, 2022
Innovative Data Collection Methods for International Development
Report by Daniel F. Runde, Romina Bandura, and Elena I. Méndez Leal — January 26, 2022
Post-Covid-19 Economic and Health Recovery in Laos
Report by Daniel F. Runde, Romina Bandura, and Shannon McKeown — January 19, 2022
The Future of U.S. Leadership in Multilateral Development Institutions: A Playbook for the Next 10 Years
Report by Daniel F. Runde, Romina Bandura, Kristen Cordell, and Shannon McKeown — September 28, 2021