Periklis Saragiotis
Senior PSD Specialist, Finance, Competitiveness & Investment, Eastern & Southern Africa at World Bank Group
- Role
- Senior Psd Specialist, Finance, Competitiveness & Investment, Eastern & Southern Africa at The World Bank Group
- Location
- Washington, DC, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Periklis Saragiotis
Periklis Saragiotis is a Senior PSD Specialist at the World Bank, with over two decades of experience advising governments and stakeholders on port-led development agendas across the Middle East and North Africa, Europe and Central Asia, and Sub-Saharan Africa. He is a recognized port sector expert, working at the nexus of infrastructure, governance, trade facilitation, investment mobilization, and digital port systems.His work focuses on designing and implementing integrated port and logistics strategies that enhance maritime connectivity, reduce trade costs, and crowd in private investment. Periklis has led and contributed to a wide range of World Bank lending and technical assistance operations supporting port governance reforms, institutional strengthening, regulatory modernization, and the deployment of digital solutions such as port community systems and maritime single windows.His analytical and advisory work explores how ports function as complex socio-technical systems—where physical infrastructure, operational processes, institutional arrangements, and data interoperability jointly determine performance, resilience, and competitiveness—positioning ports as critical enablers of trade, industrial development, and regional integration.#Ports #Maritime #PortGovernance #PortInfrastructure #TradeFacilitation #Logistics #SupplyChains #DigitalPorts #PortCommunitySystems #MaritimeConnectivity #InfrastructureFinance #PrivateSectorDevelopment #Investment #Lending #Advisory #TradeCompetitiveness
Experience
Senior Psd Specialist, Finance, Competitiveness & Investment, Eastern & Southern Africa
Jul 2025 — Present · Washington, DC, US
Education
University of Antwerp
PhD in Applied Economics, Port Economics
2016 — 2022
University of Macedonia
Bachelor, Economics
1992 — 1997
The George Washington University School of Business
MBA, Logistics and Operations Management
2000 — 2002
Skills
- International Relations
- Policy
- Economics
- Capacity Building
- Emerging Markets
- Transportation
- Analysis
- Government
- International Trade
- Private Sector
- International Business
- Logistics
- Strategic Planning
- Strategy
- Project Planning
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