The Managing Director of International Monetary Fund, IMF, Kristalina Georgieva, has named a former Nigerian Finance Minister, Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, among a group of prominent individuals appointed to serve as her new External Advisory Group.
A statement posted on the IMF website said the group, comprising individuals with high-level policy, Market, and private sector experience will provide insights to enhance the Fund’s ability to serve its membership.
Other members of the group are Mr Tharman Shanmugaratnam, Senior Minister of Singapore and Chairman of the Monetary Authority of Singapore, Miss Kristin Forbes, a Professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and Mr Kevin Rudd, former Prime Minister of Australia.
Also in the team is Lord Mark Brown, former United Nations Deputy Secretary-General, among others.
The group is expected to provide perspectives from around the globe on key developments and policy issues, including policy responses to the exceptional challenges the world now faces due to COVID -19 and its economic impact.
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