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 / (234) 8 074 985 880
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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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

Arise News - Interview with Ari Aisen

Conjunction of Difficulties, Limiting Nigeria's Growth Capabilities - Ari Aisen

June 3, 2022
Mr. Aisen presenting the April 2022 SSA REO in Abuja, Nigeria.

The hybrid event was held at the Transcorp Hilton Abuja and drew 159 people (83 in person and 76 online). Participants included representatives from the government, private sector, banks, academics/students, CSOs, development partners, diplomatic corps, and the media.

May 30, 2022
April 2022 SSA REO: Presentation Event Photos

May 30, 2022
Press Briefing: Nigeria 2021 Art. IV Consultation

Opening Remarks by IMF Mission Chief Ms. Jesmin Rahman

February 10, 2022
CNBC Interview – Power Lunch

CNBC Africa Interview with Resident Representative, Ari Aisen.

November 25, 2021
Channels TV Interview- Business Morning

Ari Aisen Reviews IMF’s Report And Its Implications On Nigeria’s Economy

November 25, 2021

Nigeria and the IMF

Africa Perspectives Series

September 11, 2022
IMF Staff Concludes Staff Visit with Nigeria

June 15, 2022

IMF Staff Concludes Staff Visit with Nigeria
IMF African Department Speaker Series

June 8, 2022
Transcript of April 2022 Fiscal Monitor Press Briefing

April 20, 2022

Transcript of April 2022 Fiscal Monitor Press Briefing
GFSR Press Briefing 2022 IMF Spring Meetings

April 19, 2022

GFSR Press Briefing Transcript Spring Meetings 2022

April 28, 2022

The economic recovery in sub-Saharan Africa surprised on the upside in the second half of 2021, prompting a significant upward revision in last year’s estimated growth, from 3.7 to 4.5 percent. This year, however, that progress has been jeopardized by the Russian invasion of Ukraine which has triggered a global economic shock that is hitting the region at a time when countries’ policy space to respond to it is minimal to nonexistent. Most notably, surging oil and food prices are straining the external and fiscal balances of commodity-importing countries and have increased food security concerns in the region.
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Fraudulent Scam Emails Using the Name of the IMF

We would like to bring to the notice of the general public that several variants of financial scam letters purporting to be sanctioned by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) or authored by high ranking IMF officials are currently in circulation, and may appear on official letterhead containing the IMF logo. The scam letters instruct potential victims to contact the IMF for issuance of a “Certificate of International Capital Transfer” or other forms of approval, to enable them receives large sums of monies as beneficiaries. The contact e-mail information is always BOGUS and unsuspecting individuals are then requested to send their personal banking details which the scammers utilize for their fraudulent activities.
For more information please see Fraudulent Scam Emails Using the Name of the IMF

Departmental Papers on Africa

The Departmental African Paper Series covers research on Sub-Saharan Africa conducted by International Monetary Fund (IMF) staff, particularly on issues of broad regional or cross-country interest. The views expressed in these papers are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent the views of the IMF, its Executive Board, or IMF management.

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