IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva Creates External Advisory Group
IMF News, April 10, 2020
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- Published: April 10, 2020
Announcement
- Press Release No. 20/147
- Date: April 10, 2020
- Kristalina Georgieva, Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), convened a new External Advisory Group to provide perspectives from around the globe on key developments and policy issues.
- The group’s convening emphasized input on policy responses to the exceptional challenges related to the novel coronavirus and its economic impact.
Purpose and mandate
- Provide perspectives from high-level policy, market, and private sector experience to enhance the Fund’s ability to serve its membership.
- Offer insights on key developments and policy issues in a rapidly evolving global environment.
- Provide informal reactions to IMF ideas and approaches.
- The Managing Director stated the need for “top-notch input and expertise from the widest range of sources, inside and outside the Fund.”
Membership
- The members of the Managing Director’s External Advisory Group are:
- Ms. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, former Finance Minister of Nigeria
- Mr. Tharman Shanmugaratnam, Senior Minister of Singapore and Chairman of the Monetary Authority of Singapore
- Ms. Kristin Forbes, Professor, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- Mr. Kevin Rudd, former Prime Minister of Australia
- Lord Mark Malloch Brown, former United Nations Deputy Secretary-General
- Mr. Feike Sijbesima, Honorary Chair, DSM, Former CEO, Royal DSM
- Mr. Raghuram Rajan, Professor, University of Chicago
- Ms. Ana Botín, Group Executive Chairman, Santander
- Ms. Carmen Reinhart, Professor, Harvard University
- Mr. Mohamed A. El-Erian, Chief Economic Adviser, Allianz
- Mr. Scott Minerd, Chief Investment Officer, Guggenheim Investments
- Ms. Nyaradzayi Gumbonzvanda, Chair of ActionAid International
Operations and engagement
- Meeting frequency: The External Advisory Group will meet a few times a year with:
- the IMF’s Managing Director,
- Deputy Managing Directors,
- and a sub-set of IMF department Directors.
- Engagement format: dynamic discussions to gain insights and receive informal reactions to IMF ideas and approaches.
Media contact
- IMF Communications Department, MEDIA RELATIONS
- PRESS OFFICER:
- Phone: +1 202 623-7100
- Email: MEDIA@IMF.org
- @IMFSpokesperson
Source: IMF press release dated April 10, 2020 (Press Release No. 20/147).