Andrew Mold is Chief of Cluster at the Subregional Office for East Africa in Kigali. His areas of expertise include international economics, politics, gender and development, trade economics and development policy. Recent publications include discussions on South-South trade liberalization and East Africa industrialization challenges. Prior to joining ECA, he worked as a Lecturer and the Co-Director for ICEI Complutense/ICADE, and as Vice-General Secretary for the Universidad Internacional de Men?ndez Pelayo in Spain. Mr. Mold holds a Ph.D. in economics, specializing in multinational corporations, foreign direct investment and regional integration from the Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Spain.