Yan Liu

Yan Liu is General Counsel and Director of the Legal Department of the International Monetary Fund. She advises the IMF’s Executive Board, management, staff, and country membership on all legal aspects of the Fund’s operations, including its lending, surveillance, capacity development, regulatory and advisory functions. Over her career at the IMF, Ms. Liu has led the Legal Department’s work on a range of policy, country, and strategic issues. This includes reforming IMF policies on lending; helping strengthen central banking and financial sector legal frameworks in response to technological changes; leading work on corporate and household insolvency, and public debt management; and contributing to the development of international standards for financial regulation. Ms. Liu received her Juris Doctor from the University of Illinois, and a master’s degree from the University of Chicago. Prior to joining the Fund, she practiced corporate and securities law in the United States.

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• Sovereign Wealth Funds Need Legal Clarity as Their Scale and Mandates Expand
  • Published: July 21, 2026
  • Authors: Yan Liu
  • Summary: With the rise of more expansive investment models, it is time to renew focus on sound legal frameworks
• Disclosing Public Debt Boosts Investor Confidence, Cuts Borrowing Costs
  • Published: June 12, 2025
  • Authors: Yan Liu
  • Summary: Greater debt transparency builds investor confidence, helps reduce borrowing costs, and strengthens debt sustainability—reducing the risk of shocks that can lead to a debt crisis
• Making Small Beautiful Again: The Challenge of SME Problem Loans in Europe
  • Published: March 31, 2015
  • Authors: Yan Liu, Kenneth Kang, Dermot Monaghan, Wolfgang Bergthaler

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