- Country Manager - Singapore, Malaysia and Brunei Darrussalam, International Finance Corporation
Katia Daude Gonçalves is the Country Manager for Singapore, Malaysia, and Brunei at the
International Finance Corporation (IFC), the largest global development institution focused on
the private sector in emerging markets and a member of the World Bank Group (WBG). She is
based in the WBG’s Singapore offices. She works closely with regional investment and advisory
teams to help drive cross‐border investments and capital mobilization between Singapore‐based
companies and financial institutions in emerging markets and developing economies around the
world, while playing a critical role in building IFC’s nascent presence and portfolios in Malaysia
and Brunei. A Mozambican/Portuguese national, Ms. Daude Gonçalves joined IFC in 2009 and
previously served as IFC’s Resident Representative for Mozambique. She began her career at
Banco Internacional de Mozambique Investimento, the country’s first fully fledged investment
bank. She also a master’s degree in Development Finance from the University of Manchester.