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  "title": "Poul Mathias Thomsen",
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  "summary": "Poul Mathias Thomsen Poul Mathias Thomsen Poul M.",
  "publishDate": "2019-01-10",
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    {
      "heading": "Professional roles and tenure",
      "content": "- Director, European Department, International Monetary Fund (November 2014 - August 2020).\n- Deputy Director, European Department (prior to November 2014; exact dates not specified in source).\n- Mission chief for Iceland, Greece, and Portugal during Fund-supported programs.\n- Supervisor of the programs for Romania and Ukraine (as Deputy Director).\n- Head of the Fund’s Russia Division during the 1998 Russian financial crisis.\n- Director of the IMF Moscow Office (2001 to 2004)."
    },
    {
      "heading": "Responsibilities and scope as Director, European Department",
      "content": "- Supervised the Fund’s bilateral surveillance work for the 44 countries in the Department.\n- Led the Fund’s policy dialogue with EU institutions, including the ECB.\n- Managed the Fund’s program discussions with European countries with Fund-supported programs.\n- Responsible for the Fund’s outreach activities in Europe and interactions with European senior officials."
    },
    {
      "heading": "Regional expertise and career background",
      "content": "- Continuous work on Central and Eastern Europe from 1987 to 2008, including multiple mission chief postings in the region.\n- Extensive experience with countries affected by the global financial crisis and the subsequent crisis in the Euro Zone, handling program responsibilities and mission leadership."
    }
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    "Director, European Department, International Monetary Fund (November 2014 - August 2020).",
    "Deputy Director, European Department (prior to November 2014; exact dates not specified in source).",
    "Mission chief for Iceland, Greece, and Portugal during Fund-supported programs.",
    "Supervisor of the programs for Romania and Ukraine (as Deputy Director).",
    "Head of the Fund’s Russia Division during the 1998 Russian financial crisis.",
    "Director of the IMF Moscow Office (2001 to 2004).",
    "Supervised the Fund’s bilateral surveillance work for the 44 countries in the Department.",
    "Led the Fund’s policy dialogue with EU institutions, including the ECB.",
    "Managed the Fund’s program discussions with European countries with Fund-supported programs.",
    "Responsible for the Fund’s outreach activities in Europe and interactions with European senior officials.",
    "Continuous work on Central and Eastern Europe from 1987 to 2008, including multiple mission chief postings in the region.",
    "Extensive experience with countries affected by the global financial crisis and the subsequent crisis in the Euro Zone, handling program responsibilities and mission leadership."
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