IMF -- Resident Representative Office in Zimbabwe

IMF Office in Zimbabwe

Resident Representative for Zimbabwe

Patrick Amir Imam

Resident Representative

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12th FloorZB Life TowersCorner Jason Moyo Avenue and Sam Nujoma StreetHarare

Tel: +263 4 251251
Fax: +263 4 251254
Email: RR-ZWE@imf.org

Patrick Amir Imam, Resident Representative: Patrick Amir Imam is currently the representative of the IMF in Zimbabwe, and has been with the institutions since 2005. Prior to joining the Fund, he worked as an Investment Banker at Credit Suisse First Boston in London. Since joining the Fund, he has worked on IMF programs, carried out technical assistance, and done surveillance in the Middle East and Central Asia department, the African Department, the IMF Institute, and more recently in the Monetary and Capital Markets Department. He was also the IMF representative in Madagascar from 2014 to 2018. His publications have focused on issues related to financial stability, macro-prudential policies, and financial sector development. He was educated at the University of Oxford, at the University of Warwick, and has a PhD in Economics from Cambridge University.
Petronella Chishawa, Economist: Petronella Chishawa is the local economist. She joined the office in November 2014. Prior to joining the IMF’s local office, she was serving the Government of Zimbabwe as a Principal Economist at the Ministry of Finance and Economic Development where she worked for 9 years. She has a MSc. Degree in international trade policy and trade law and a Post Graduate Diploma in international trade policy and law from Lund University, Sweden and a BSc. Honors’ Degree in economics from the University of Zimbabwe.
James Rusike, Office Driver: James Rusike is the driver in the IMF’s local office. He joined the IMF in 2016 and worked for the government prior to that. He started his career as a pool driver, and was a VIP driver in various government offices for 8 years.
Beatrice Banda, Administrative Assistant: Beatrice Banda is the administrative assistant. She joined the IMF’s local office in September 2014. Prior to that she worked 11 years as an administrator / office manager in the private sector where she gained a wealth of experience. She is currently pursuing a Chartered Institute of Secretaries (CIS) qualification.

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Press Briefing: African Department
Abebe Aemro Selassie, Director,
African Department, IMF
April 2022

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

Zimbabwe and the IMF Country Page

At a Glance
Office Activities

IMF's Work on Zimbabwe
Fraudulent Scam Emails Using the Name of the IMF

At a Glance

Current IMF membership: 190 countries
Zimbabwe joined the Fund on February 3, 1995
Total Quota: SDR 706.80 Million
Loans outstanding: None
Last Article IV Consultation: The Article IV consultation staff report was discussed by the Executive Board on February 24, 2020 (Country Report No. 20/82).

Office Activities

Special Drawing Rights Presentation

General SDR allocations are made to IMF members that are participants in the SDR department (currently all IMF members) in proportion to their IMF quota shares.

May 12, 2021
SSA REO Outreach Presentation Navigating a Long Pandemic May 2021

Despite turning out better than expected, growth in 2020 is estimated to be the worst on record, at –1.9 percent, leading to a large increase in poverty. In 2021, the region’s economy is expected to resume expansion at 3.4 percent, weaker than the 6 percent for the rest of the world, amid a continued lack of access to vaccines and limited policy space to support the crisis response and recovery.

May 5, 2021
Covid-19 has compounded Africa's economic woes

In-Depth Interview with Patrick Imam

December 4, 2020
REO Outreach Presentation - A Difficult Road to Recovery

November 30, 2020
Zimbabwe: Economic Outlook and SMP Performance

Presentation

March 16, 2020

IMF's Work on Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe: 2022 Article IV Consultation-Press Release; Staff Report; and Statement by the Executive Director for Zimbabwe

April 8, 2022

Series:Country Report No. 2022/112
IMF Executive Board Concludes 2022 Article IV Consultation with Zimbabwe

March 24, 2022
Zimbabwe: Technical Assistance Report-Undertaking Supervisory Examinations Remotely Due to COVID-19 Operational Restrictions

February 28, 2022

Series:Country Report No. 2022/063
60th Anniversary of IMF African Department

December 7, 2021
Transcript of IMF Press Briefing

November 18, 2021

Regional Economic Outlook

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

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