Loic Chiquier

Loïc Chiquier is the World Bank Group Chief Technical Specialist on Finance and Markets where he holds the primary responsibility for global partnership engagement on a range of high-priority issues for growth such as housing finance, infrastructure finance, capital markets development, disaster risk management or financial inclusion. He is also serving as the Global Lead for infrastructure finance and housing finance .

Previously, he served as the Director for the World Bank Group’s Global Practice on Capital Market Development and as the Director for financial and private sector development in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA). Loic has considerable experience in the development of securities markets, reforms of institutional investors, developing innovative insurance services and promoting more accessible housing finance markets. In this latter capacity Loic has led many successful advisory and knowledge initiatives, as well as transaction projects for the World Bank in the areas of urban development, affordable housing and accessible housing finance.
Loic has worked in more than 35 emerging economies. Prior to joining the World Bank Group, he served as Director for Crédit Foncier in Central Europe and Advisor for Housing Finance Reforms to the Government of Poland.  Loic holds degrees from École Polytechnique, École Nationale des Ponts et Chaussées and the Institut des Sciences Politiques de Paris.