Vito Intini
Functional Title:
Regional Chief Economist and Inclusive Growth and Sustainable Finance Team Leader
Institution:
UNDP - United Nations Development Programme
Email Address:
vito.intini@undp.org
Phone Number:
+962 7 9116 0728
Bio
Vito Intini is the Regional Chief Economist and Inclusive Growth and Sustainable Finance Team Leader at UNDP in the Arab States region.
Prior to this position, he was the Principal Macroeconomic Adviser at UN DESA in NY, where he worked on the global macroeconomic forecasting model, socioeconomic assessments of large infrastructure projects, quantitative methods to measure SDG interactions and prioritization, SDG costing and budgeting, and led the preparation of the UN guidance on Economic Transformation, among other activities. Before DESA, Vito worked at UNCDF where he led the global program on Municipal Finance.
Earlier on, he was the Chief of the Economic Governance Section at ESCWA in Beirut where he led a number of publications and capacity building programs including on measurement of inequality, national sustainable development strategies, fiscal policy, development in conflict, market competition, among others.
Vito was also a Private and Financial Sector Specialist at the World Bank in the Balkan region.
He also worked for OECD, OSCE, EU and the academia. He has also been a Fulbright visiting fellow.
Vito specialized in International Economics, holds Masters Degrees in Environmental Policies, Development and Labor Economics, and specialized in Regional Economics and Economic Geography during his Ph.D. studies and in Econometrics at postgraduate level.
Vito Intini is the Regional Chief Economist and Inclusive Growth and Sustainable Finance Team Leader at UNDP in the Arab States region.
Prior to this position, he was the Principal Macroeconomic Adviser at UN DESA in NY, where he worked on the global macroeconomic forecasting model, socioeconomic assessments of large infrastructure projects, quantitative methods to measure SDG interactions and prioritization, SDG costing and budgeting, and led the preparation of the UN guidance on Economic Transformation, among other activities. Before DESA, Vito worked at UNCDF where he led the global program on Municipal Finance.
Earlier on, he was the Chief of the Economic Governance Section at ESCWA in Beirut where he led a number of publications and capacity building programs including on measurement of inequality, national sustainable development strategies, fiscal policy, development in conflict, market competition, among others.
Vito was also a Private and Financial Sector Specialist at the World Bank in the Balkan region.
He also worked for OECD, OSCE, EU and the academia. He has also been a Fulbright visiting fellow.
Vito specialized in International Economics, holds Masters Degrees in Environmental Policies, Development and Labor Economics, and specialized in Regional Economics and Economic Geography during his Ph.D. studies and in Econometrics at postgraduate level.
Economic
Years of experience 15+ Years
Economic field:
Debt Management, Economic Diversification & Private Sector Development, Economic Modeling, Finance for Development, Fiscal Management & Policies, Regional Integration and Mobility, Trade
Additional fields of expertise:
Private Sector Social
Years of experience 15+ Years
SDGs Expertise:
Countries of Expertise:
- Capacity building
- Data analysis
- Programming
- Project management
- Strategic planning
| Degree Title | University | Graduation Date |
|---|---|---|
| PhD | University of Bari | 2004-04-12 |
