Côte d'Or International Racecourse and Entertainment Complex Ltd
Mr. Anilkumar Kokil is the Chief Executive Officer of the Côte d’Or International Racecourse and Entertainment Complex Ltd (COIREC) since September 2022.
Prior to joining COIREC, he was also a Director (Economic and Finance) at the Ministry of Finance, Economic Planning and Development. During his professional career, he has contributed to and spearheaded the national budget preparations and policy making of successive Governments.
The contributions of Mr. Kokil are also recognised at regional and international level. He was the chairperson of the SADC Macro Economic Meetings held in South Africa and in Botswana as well as the chairperson of the Committee set up by the SADC Ministers to look at the Self-Financing Mechanism for SADC. He was the Founder Member of the Collaborative Africa Budget Reform Initiative.
He has been a Consultant for both local and International Organisations and has contributed on Migration for the World Bank, the European Union and the International Organisation for Migration, and has also contributed to several papers in International Publications. He actively participated in UN Annual Meetings of the Global Forum on Migration and Development, as Panelist and Moderator.
He has previously been the chairperson of the Skills and Information Technology Development Fund, and chairperson and Assessor of several Disciplinary Committees and Commission of Inquiries appointed by the Public Service Commission and the Disciplinary Forces Service Commission and the Government. He has also acted as the Chief Executive of the Gambling Regulatory Authority.
Mr. Kokil holds an MSc in Public Sector Management, a B.A (Hons) in Statistics with Economics from the University of Delhi and a Professional Certificate in Statistics from the Institute of Statisticians, UK. He has received professional training at the Institute of Development Studies UK; the IMF and World Bank in Financial Programming and Policies, and on Government Finance in Washington amongst others.