IMF Office in Jordan

Resident Representative for Jordan

Kareem K. Ismail

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P.O. Box 35296 Amman 11180, Jordan

Email: KIsmail@imf.org
Fax: (962) 6-5861572
Tel: (962) 6-5861598

Kareem K. Ismail, Resident Representative: Kareem Ismail has been serving as Resident Representative based in Amman since 2018, previously he covered Iraq and Yemen, and he has been covering Jordan since September 2020. Prior to this, Mr. Ismail worked in the Strategy, Policy, and Review Department (SPR) and the African department of the IMF. In SPR, he co-authored various policy papers including on Fund lending and was SPR economist on Turkey and Albania, including covering the successful completion of the latter’s 2014 EFF program. He also served as team lead on the vulnerability exercise for low-income countries and as deputy on the IMF Risk group. In the African Department, he helped negotiate Liberia’s first program post debt relief under the HIPC initiative and was fiscal desk economist on Zambia. Prior to joining staff, Kareem was Advisor to the Executive Director at the IMF for the Middle East (2009-11). He holds a PhD in economics from the Johns Hopkins University.
Rayah Al-Farah, Economist: Rayah Al-Farah is an Economist at the Resident Representative Office of the IMF in Jordan. Prior to joining the team in Amman, she worked in the Middle East and Central Asia department of the IMF in Washington DC, covering the Caucasus and Turkmenistan. She has co-authored multiple IMF papers and has worked on a variety of research projects on inclusive growth, financial inclusion, social spending, private sector development, and macroprudential policies. Rayah holds a B.A. in Economics from Wellesley College, and a Master’s in Global Human Development from Georgetown University.
Sana Almunizel, Administrative Assistant

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Jordan joined the Fund in August 29, 1952

Quota (SDR): 343.1 million

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IMF official commends gov’t’s ‘momentum’ on reforms

IMF Resident Representative Kareem Ismail says ensuring macroeconomic stability, debt sustainability will be paramount

February 8, 2021

Jordan and the IMF

IMF Staff and Jordan reach Staff-Level Agreement on the Second Review Under the Extended Fund Facility

March 30, 2021
Jordan : First Review Under the Extended Fund Facility Arrangement and Request for a Waiver of Nonobservance and Modifications of Performance Criteria, and Rephasing of Access-Press Release; Staff Report; and Statement by the Executive Director for Jordan

January 12, 2021

Author/Editor:International Monetary Fund. Middle East and Central Asia Dept.
Series:Country Report No. 2021/011
IMF Executive Board Concludes First Review Under Jordan’s Extended Fund Facility Arrangement and Rephases Access to Address the Impact of COVID-19

December 14, 2020

The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) today completed the first review of Jordan’s performance under the program supported by the Extended Fund Facility (EFF). Jordan’s four-year EFF of SDR 926.37 million (about US$1.3 billion, equivalent to 270 percent of Jordan’s quota in the IMF), was approved by the IMF’s Board on March 25, 2020 (see Press Release No. 20/107).
IMF Staff and Jordan Reach Staff-Level Agreement on the First Review Under the Extended Fund Facility

October 28, 2020
Transcript of October 2020 Middle East and Central Asia Department Press Briefing

October 19, 2020

Regional Economic Outlook

April 11, 2021

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