News Brief: Chile's Aninat Named IMF Deputy Managing Director

IMF News, September 13, 1999

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Eduardo Aninat was appointed Deputy Managing Director of the IMF to a five-year term, starting in December 1999.
He will succeed Alassane D. Ouattara, who left the IMF at the end of his appointment July 31, 1999.
Announcement made by Michel Camdessus, Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund.
Camdessus statement highlights:
- Dr. Aninat's grasp of issues affecting the international economy.
- His energy and clarity of purpose as Minister of Finance of Chile.
- Value of his first-hand knowledge of policy-making during international financial volatility.
- Noted ongoing responsibilities in designing and approving the Chilean budget legislation for the year 2000, which require him to take his new post only in December of this year.

Academic credentials:
- M.A. and Ph.D. in economics from Harvard University.
- B.A. in economics from Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile.
Academic positions:
- Taught Public Finance and Economic Development at the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile.
- Assistant Professor of economics at Boston University.
Public sector experience:
- Finance Minister of Chile since March 1994.
- Chairman of the Board of Governors of the IMF and World Bank in 1995-96.
- Served three years as a member of the Development Committee of the World Bank and the IMF, representing the constituency of six countries: Chile, Argentina, Bolivia, Peru, Uruguay and Paraguay.
- Chief negotiator for the bilateral Canada-Chile trade agreement.
- Chief debt negotiator and senior advisor of the Central Bank of Chile and the Ministry of Finance.
Private sector and consultancy:
- From 1981 to 1994, principal in Aninat, Méndez y Asociados, one the largest economic consultancies in Latin America.
- Consultant for the World Bank and the Inter-American Development Bank.
- Latin American Coordinator for Harvard University's International Tax Program in 1989.
- Member of Boards of Directors of several private companies and institutions in Chile and abroad.
- Currently a member of the Board of Fundación Andes.

Participated in discussions on initiatives including:
- International policies for highly-indebted poor countries.
- Proposals for the reform of international financial architecture.
Experience advising governments on:
- Tax policy.
- Debt restructuring.
Expected contributions to IMF:
- Economic policy advice to member governments, leveraging experience in policy-making under financial volatility.

News Brief: Chile's Aninat Named IMF Deputy Managing Director — September 13, 1999.