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# Kemal Dervis

(1949–2023)   Economist

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Kemal Dervis was an economist, best known for *Reflections on Progress*.

## Quick Facts About Kemal Dervis

Born January 10, 1949

Died May 8, 2023

Profession Economist

Notable works Reflections on Progress

## About Kemal Dervis

Kemal Derviş was a Turkish economist and politician who was head of the United Nations Development Programme. He was honored by the government of Japan for having "contributed to mainstreaming Japan's development assistance policy through the United Nations". In 2005, he was ranked 67th in the Top 100 Public Intellectuals Poll conducted by Prospect and Foreign Policy magazines. He was vice president and director of the global economy and development program at the Brookings Institution and part-time professor of international economics at the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies in Geneva.

##  Quotes by Kemal Dervis

> [Combining valuable insights from his experience in China, his time as the World Bank's chief economist, and the 2008 financial crisis, Justin…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kemal-dervis/combining-valuable-insights-from-his-experience-in-china-his-time-as/)

Kemal Dervis

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> [...if we are to make significant progress on meeting these Goals and stay true to the promise the world made to build…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kemal-dervis/if-we-are-to-make-significant-progress-on-meeting-these-goals-and/)

Kemal Dervis

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