Philippines and the IMF

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Email: RR-PHL@imf.org

Dennis Botman is the Resident Representative to the Philippines.
Dennis Botman is the IMF Regional Resident Representative for Indonesia and the Philippines.
Dennis Botman became the Resident Representative for the Philippines in January 2025 based out of Jakarta.
He has held the Resident Representative role on Indonesia since August 2023.
Prior roles and assignments:
- Deputy Division Chief in the European Department Southern II Division and Mission Chief for Greece since June 2020.
- Greece Resident Representative based in Athens (2016-2020).
- In the Asia-Pacific Department (APD): Deputy Chief on Japan; Head of the Interdepartmental Tail Risk group; Deputy Senior Personnel Manager; and Resident Representative in the Philippines (2009-2012).
- Worked on various APD countries and G7 economies while in the Fiscal Affairs Department (2004-2009).
- Conducted extensive research developing and applying macro-fiscal DSGE models while in the Fiscal Affairs Department.
- Joined the Fund’s Economist Program in 2002 with assignments in APD and the Research Department.

The last Article IV Executive Board Consultation was on November 24, 2025.
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