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Sri Lankan appointed to top IMF post

Sharmini Coorey, a Sri Lankan national who has worked at the International Monetary Fund (IMF) since 1986, was this week appointed to a top post as the head of the new IMF Institute.

Sharmini Coorey

In a statement the Fund said the new department is focused on helping member states build capacity and develop their key economic and financial institutions. “The new department will be formed by merging the IMF Institute and the Office of Technical Assistance Management, enabling stronger synergies between technical assistance and training to better reflect country priorities, facilitate fund raising, and benefit from economies of scale,” it said.

“Sharmini Coorey brings a deep understanding of both the Fund’s strategic priorities and our members’ needs. Sharmini's great analytical and managerial strengths make her ideal to build on the Institute’s crucial role as a training center for officials from our member countries, and to deepen its involvement in the Fund's technical assistance and core operational work,” Fund Managing Director Christine Lagarde said.

Ms Coorey, who holds a PhD in economics from Harvard University, joined the Fund’s Economist Programme in 1986 and has worked in positions of increasing seniority in the African, Asia and Pacific, European and Western Hemisphere departments, as well as its Strategy, Policy and Review Department.

The fund also announced the appointments of Gerry Rice as Director of the External Relations Department and Mark Plant as Director of the Human Resources Department.

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