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Mengistu Jima
Principal Officer,
PTA Bank
Private Sector & Development author
Mengistu Jima is an investment banker with over 20 years’ experience in aviation, trade, project, infrastructure and ECA finance. His previous posts include Resident Consultant at the African Development Bank (Ethiopia Office) and CEO of a startup management-consulting firm in Ethiopia. He has co-authored a book on microfinance and published several research papers on finance. He holds MBA (Warwick, UK), MSc and BA degrees in economics.
PTA Bank
PTA Bank was set up in 1985 and has developed into a leading African multilateral provider of trade and development finance. It serves as the regional bank of the Common Market for Eastern and Southern African (COMESA) and currently covers 19 African countries. PTA is tasked with developing the economies, trade and infrastructure of its member countries and has provided around USD 10 billion in financing over 30 years. Over the last five years, PTA Bank’s balance sheet has grown by an annual average rate of 39%.