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  "title": "Zeine Zeidane",
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  "summary": "Zeine Zeidane is the Director of the African Department, where he oversees the IMF’s operations and engagement with 45 countries across sub-Saharan Africa.",
  "publishDate": "2026-05-04",
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      "heading": "Role and responsibilities",
      "content": "- Director of the African Department at the IMF.\n- Oversees the IMF’s operations and engagement with 45 countries across sub-Saharan Africa.\n- Works closely with the region’s leaders to strengthen macroeconomic policies and support Africa in reaching its full potential."
    },
    {
      "heading": "Career at the IMF",
      "content": "- Assumed his current role in 2026.\n- Joined the IMF in 2012.\n- Held senior IMF positions including:\n  - Deputy Director of the Middle East and Central Asia Department and the African Department.\n  - Assistant Director in the Strategy, Policy, and Review Department.\n  - Mission Chief for the United Arab Emirates and Algeria.\n- Brings more than two decades of experience in macroeconomic policymaking and international economic cooperation."
    },
    {
      "heading": "Prior national and international roles",
      "content": "- Served as Prime Minister of Mauritania in 2007‑08.\n- Held senior roles in Mauritania including Governor of the Central Bank and Economic Advisor to the President.\n- Worked with the World Bank and in the banking sector."
    },
    {
      "heading": "Education",
      "content": "- PhD in Applied Mathematics.\n- Post- Graduate Degree in Macroeconomics from University of Nice, France."
    },
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      "heading": "Key dates and figures",
      "content": "- Oversees engagement with 45 countries.\n- Joined the IMF in 2012.\n- Served as Mauritania’s Prime Minister in 2007‑08.\n- Assumed current role in 2026.\n- Biography last updated: May 4, 2026."
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    "Oversees the IMF’s operations and engagement with 45 countries across sub-Saharan Africa.",
    "Works closely with the region’s leaders to strengthen macroeconomic policies and support Africa in reaching its full potential.",
    "Assumed his current role in 2026.",
    "Joined the IMF in 2012.",
    "Held senior IMF positions including:",
    "Brings more than two decades of experience in macroeconomic policymaking and international economic cooperation.",
    "Served as Prime Minister of Mauritania in 2007‑08.",
    "Held senior roles in Mauritania including Governor of the Central Bank and Economic Advisor to the President.",
    "Worked with the World Bank and in the banking sector.",
    "PhD in Applied Mathematics.",
    "Post- Graduate Degree in Macroeconomics from University of Nice, France.",
    "Oversees engagement with 45 countries.",
    "Joined the IMF in 2012.",
    "Served as Mauritania’s Prime Minister in 2007‑08.",
    "Assumed current role in 2026.",
    "Biography last updated: May 4, 2026."
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