Cookies on APRI Sites
We use cookies and third-party tools to improve your experience on our website. By continuing to browse the site you are agreeing to our use of cookies. Please read our privacy policy for more details.
Dr Nimrod Zalk is Chief Research Officer: Climate and Development at the University of Cape Town’s Nelson Mandela School of Public Governance. Nimrod is a development economist focused on green industrialisation and development finance in Africa. He has over 20 years’ experience in trade and industrial development research; policy formulation and implementation; and development finance. Until July 2023 he served as Deputy Director-General: Sectors in the South African Department of Trade, Industry and Competition (DTIC) and as non-executive Director of the Industrial Development Corporation (IDC) of South Africa. He holds an MSc and a PhD in Economics from the University of London's School of Oriental and African Studies. He has authored a number of policy documents (notably South Africa’s National Industrial Policy Framework); academic publications; and opinion pieces, including on the role of development banks in African green industrialisation. He is co-founder of the annual African Programme on Rethinking Development Economics (APORDE)