May 2013 Financial News

IMF appoints new rep for Jamaica

May 27, 2013

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has appointed its deputy chief in charge of the Strategy Unit, Dr Bert van Selm, as the new resident representative for Jamaica, effective July 1.

The announcement was made by Dr Peter Phillips, finance and planning minister, during a media briefing last week at the ministry's National Heroes Circle offices in Kingston.

A native of the Netherlands, Dr van Selm will replace outgoing resident representative, Dr Gene Leon, whose three-year tenure concludes at the end of June.

Dr van Selm has been with the IMF since 2000, and has worked as a senior economist on country teams for Azerbaijan, Georgia, and Nigeria, among other nations. He also served as the IMF's resident representative in Macedonia between 2006 and 2009.

Prior to joining the IMF, he lectured in international economics at the University of Leiden, Netherlands, from 1995 to 1998, and served as coordinator for IMF Affairs at the Dutch Ministry of Finance.

Dr van Selm has published numerous articles and authored one book, The Economics of Soviet Break-up, in 1997.

In making the announcement, Dr Phillips conveyed the administra-tion's gratitude to Dr Leon for his inputs, resulting in, among other things, the successful conclusion of the US$932.3 million extended fund facility, which was approved by the IMF's executive board in May.


Source:
Jamaica Gleaner
Monday May 27, 2013

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