Cigdem Aslan

Cigdem Aslan is a Lead Debt Specialist within the Global Macroeconomics and Debt team in the MTI. Cigdem is leading the fiscal risk management work program and contributes to World Bank capacity building activities and advisory services on public debt and fiscal risk management. She also works on training and research activities covering a broad range of activities such as designing public debt and fiscal risk management strategies, evaluation of contingent liabilities, national legal frameworks, enhancing debt transparency and domestic debt market development. Prior to her move to the World Bank, Cigdem was part of the core team that designed and implemented debt management reforms at the Turkish Ministry of Treasury and Finance where she was responsible for a range of policy issues and risk management activities.