Pietro Calice is a Senior Financial Sector Specialist with the Finance & Markets Global Practice of the World Bank Group. In particular, Pietro specializes in SME finance, state-owned financial institutions, including credit guarantee schemes and bank competition policy. He has written extensively on financial stability issues and financial inclusion. Prior to joining the World Bank Group, Pietro served in different capacities at the African Development Bank, including as coordinator for the operational work with African development finance institutions, and worked at rating agencies and investment banks as a bank credit analyst.