Pritha Mitra

Pritha Mitra is the mission chief for the Republic of Congo and a deputy division chief in the IMF’s African Department. She also leads the African Department’s policy work on climate change as well as food insecurity. In previous positions at the IMF, she was mission chief for Malawi, led regional surveillance work for the Middle East and North Africa, worked on several crisis countries in emerging Europe and on low-income and emerging market economies in Asia and Africa, and on low-income country policy design. Prior to working at the Fund, she worked as a senior transfer pricing expert for Arthur Andersen in New York and holds a PhD in Economics from Columbia University.

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• How Africa Can Escape Chronic Food Insecurity Amid Climate Change
  • Published: September 14, 2022
  • Authors: Laurent Kemoe, Pritha Mitra, Cedric Okou, D. Filiz Unsal
  • Summary: The toll of extreme weather events on crops underscores the region’s challenges and need for policies to save lives and protect livelihoods.
• Safeguarding Africa’s Food Security in the Age of COVID-19
  • Published: June 4, 2020
  • Authors: Pritha Mitra, Seung Mo Choi
• Addition by Subtraction: How Diasporas Can Boost Home-Country Growth
  • Published: May 18, 2016
  • Authors: Pritha Mitra
• Seeking Fairness in the Middle East and North Africa: How Taxation Can Help
  • Published: September 8, 2015
  • Authors: Pritha Mitra

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