IMF -- Resident Representative Office for Nigeria

IMF Office in Nigeria

Resident Representative for Nigeria

Ari Aisen

Resident Representative

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9 Hon. Justice Mohammed Bello St.
Asokoro Abuja

Tel: (234) 9 2908 662
Email: lbonet@imf.org

Ari Aisen, Resident Representative

Mr. Aisen, a national of Brazil, joined the IMF in 2003 and has gained extensive experience as a macroeconomist during his career. He has worked in the Western Hemisphere, Asia-Pacific, Middle East and Central Asia, Africa, and Monetary and Capital Markets Departments covering a wide range of countries including Bolivia, Dominican Republic, Mozambique, Nepal, Tajikistan, Uganda and Uruguay. Mr. Aisen spent several years at the Central Bank of Chile where he accumulated experience on monetary policymaking under inflation targeting and was able to significantly contribute to the development of inflation targeting in Uganda. Throughout his career at the IMF, Mr. Aisen was Resident Representative twice: in Tajikistan from 2010-13 and in Mozambique from 2016-20.

He is currently the Resident Representative of the IMF Office in Nigeria, since October 2020.

Before joining the IMF, Mr. Aisen was a student at the University of California in Los Angeles, where he concluded his PhD in 2003. He taught macroeconomics, monetary economics, and international finance and trade in various universities in Brazil, Chile, Israel, and the United States and has published several academic articles in internationally renowned journals in the fields of international finance, macroeconomics and political economy.

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Press Briefing: By African Department
Abebe Aemro Selassie, Director, African Department, IMF
October 2020

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Publications

This web page presents information about the work of the IMF in Nigeria, including the activities of the IMF Resident Representative Office. Additional information can be found on the Nigeria and IMF country page, including IMF reports and Executive Board documents that deal with Nigeria.

Nigeria and the IMF Country Page

At a Glance
Nigeria and the IMF
Fraudulent Scam Emails Using the Name of the IMF

At a Glance

Current IMF membership: 190 countries
Date of Nigeria's membership: March 30, 1961
Special Drawing Rights (SDR): 1498.96 million
Quota (SDR): 2454.5 million
Latest Article IV consultation: April 3, 2019

Office Activities

Outlook and Priorities

American Business Council/Lagos Business School Webinar. Presentation by Jesmin Rahman

March 23, 2021
Macroeconomic Developments and Outlook

Stanbic IBTC Investors Forum. Presented by Ari Aisen.

March 23, 2021
VIDEO: Macroeconomic Developments and Outlook

The video recording of the Macro Session of the Stanbic IBTC Nigeria Investors’ Webinar Series, featuring Ari Aisen.

March 23, 2021
Macroeconomic Developments and Outlook

Private Equity and Venture Capital Association (PEVCA). Presentation by Ari Aisen.

February 18, 2021
Virtual Luncheon Organized by the American Business Council in Honor of Ms. Jesmin Rahman

Presentation of Ms. Jesmin Rahman

July 16, 2020
"Is This Time Different?"

Ideas Untrapped Podcast with Jesmin Rahman (21 minutes)

July 3, 2020

Nigeria and the IMF

Transcript of April 2021 Sub-Saharan Africa Press Briefing

April 15, 2021
IMF Executive Board Concludes 2020 Article IV Consultation with Nigeria

February 8, 2021
Five Questions About Nigeria’s Road to Recovery

February 8, 2021
Nigeria : Selected Issues

February 8, 2021

Author/Editor:International Monetary Fund. African Dept.
Series:Country Report No. 2021/034
Nigeria : 2020 Article IV Consultation-Press Release; Staff Report; and Statement by the Alternate Executive Director for Nigeria

February 8, 2021

Author/Editor:International Monetary Fund. African Dept.
Series:Country Report No. 2021/033

April 15, 2021

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Fraudulent Scam Emails Using the Name of the IMF

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For more information please see Fraudulent Scam Emails Using the Name of the IMF

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