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IMF’s official’ Murtaza Syed appointed as deputy governor SBP
Web Desk On Jan 20, 2020 Last Updated Jan 20, 2020
ISLAMABAD: The federal government on Monday appointed another man, who served at the International Monetary Fund (IMF), as the deputy governor of the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP), ARY NEWS reported.
Murtaza Syed is currently the second such appointment at the top hierarchy of the SBP after the incumbent state bank’s Governor Reza Baqir had also served for the international financial body.
A notification for the appointment of Murtaza Syed as the deputy governor of the bank is issued from the Finance Ministry on Monday.
He had served at the world’s top financial body as the deputy division chief in the IMF’s strategy, policy, and review department. He remained posted in China, Colombia, Greece, Korea and some countries of Europe while serving at the IMF since 2004.
His analytical work has covered macro-financial linkages, fiscal and monetary policy, financial crises, investment, demographics, and inequality. Before joining the Fund, Syed worked at the Institute for Fiscal Studies in London and the Human Development Center in Islamabad. He has a PhD in economics from the University of Oxford.
In May 2019, Dr Reza Baqir assumed the charge of Governor State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) after President Arif Alvi appointed him as the governor for a period of three years in pursuance of Section 10(3) of the State Bank of Pakistan Act 1956.
Read More: IMF programme boosts pace of macroeconomic stalibisation: SBP report
The SBP governor Dr Reza Baqir has 18 years of experience with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and two years with the World Bank.
He was the Head of the IMF’s Office in Egypt and Senior Resident Representative since August 2017. He has also held positions as IMF Mission Chief for Romania and Bulgaria, Division Chief of the IMF’s Debt Policy Division, Head of the IMF delegation to the Paris Club, Deputy Division Chief of the IMF’s Emerging Markets Division, IMF Resident Representative to the Philippines, and numerous other positions.
https://arynews.tv/en/imfs-deputy-governor-sbp/
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State Bank of Pakistan gets new deputy governor
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ISLAMABAD: The government has appointed Murtaza Syed as Deputy Governor State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) for a period of three years with immediate effect. The newly appointed deputy governor had worked with the IMF at different important positions.
Earlier, the SBP Governor Dr Reza Baqir also remained affiliated with the IMF during his professionalcarrier and was performing as country chief of the IMF in Egypt before joining as SBP governor.
According to notification issued by the Finance Division here on Monday stating that in pursuance of Section 10 (4) of the State Bank of Pakistan Act, 1956, the federal government is pleased to appoint Murtaza Syed as SPB deputy governor for a period of three years with immediate effect.
The IMF Blog had given his introduction and stated that Murtaza Syed is a deputy division chief in the IMF’s Strategy, Policy and Review Department. He joined the Fund in 2004 and has previously worked in the Fiscal Affairs and Asia and Pacific Departments. Prior to his current assignment, he was the IMF’s deputy resident representative in China. He has been involved in IMF programmes and surveillance of various emerging markets and advanced economies, including Colombia, Cyprus, the Euro Area, Korea and Japan. His analytical work has covered macro-financial linkages, fiscal and monetary policy, financial crises, investment, demographics and inequality.
Before joining the Fund, Mr Syed worked at the Institute for Fiscal Studies in London and the Human Development Centre in Islamabad. He has a PhD in economics from the University of Oxford.
https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/601877-state-bank-of-pakistan-gets-new-deputy-governor
Web Desk On Jan 20, 2020 Last Updated Jan 20, 2020
ISLAMABAD: The federal government on Monday appointed another man, who served at the International Monetary Fund (IMF), as the deputy governor of the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP), ARY NEWS reported.
Murtaza Syed is currently the second such appointment at the top hierarchy of the SBP after the incumbent state bank’s Governor Reza Baqir had also served for the international financial body.
A notification for the appointment of Murtaza Syed as the deputy governor of the bank is issued from the Finance Ministry on Monday.
He had served at the world’s top financial body as the deputy division chief in the IMF’s strategy, policy, and review department. He remained posted in China, Colombia, Greece, Korea and some countries of Europe while serving at the IMF since 2004.
His analytical work has covered macro-financial linkages, fiscal and monetary policy, financial crises, investment, demographics, and inequality. Before joining the Fund, Syed worked at the Institute for Fiscal Studies in London and the Human Development Center in Islamabad. He has a PhD in economics from the University of Oxford.
In May 2019, Dr Reza Baqir assumed the charge of Governor State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) after President Arif Alvi appointed him as the governor for a period of three years in pursuance of Section 10(3) of the State Bank of Pakistan Act 1956.
Read More: IMF programme boosts pace of macroeconomic stalibisation: SBP report
The SBP governor Dr Reza Baqir has 18 years of experience with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and two years with the World Bank.
He was the Head of the IMF’s Office in Egypt and Senior Resident Representative since August 2017. He has also held positions as IMF Mission Chief for Romania and Bulgaria, Division Chief of the IMF’s Debt Policy Division, Head of the IMF delegation to the Paris Club, Deputy Division Chief of the IMF’s Emerging Markets Division, IMF Resident Representative to the Philippines, and numerous other positions.
https://arynews.tv/en/imfs-deputy-governor-sbp/
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State Bank of Pakistan gets new deputy governor
Listen
ISLAMABAD: The government has appointed Murtaza Syed as Deputy Governor State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) for a period of three years with immediate effect. The newly appointed deputy governor had worked with the IMF at different important positions.
Earlier, the SBP Governor Dr Reza Baqir also remained affiliated with the IMF during his professionalcarrier and was performing as country chief of the IMF in Egypt before joining as SBP governor.
According to notification issued by the Finance Division here on Monday stating that in pursuance of Section 10 (4) of the State Bank of Pakistan Act, 1956, the federal government is pleased to appoint Murtaza Syed as SPB deputy governor for a period of three years with immediate effect.
The IMF Blog had given his introduction and stated that Murtaza Syed is a deputy division chief in the IMF’s Strategy, Policy and Review Department. He joined the Fund in 2004 and has previously worked in the Fiscal Affairs and Asia and Pacific Departments. Prior to his current assignment, he was the IMF’s deputy resident representative in China. He has been involved in IMF programmes and surveillance of various emerging markets and advanced economies, including Colombia, Cyprus, the Euro Area, Korea and Japan. His analytical work has covered macro-financial linkages, fiscal and monetary policy, financial crises, investment, demographics and inequality.
Before joining the Fund, Mr Syed worked at the Institute for Fiscal Studies in London and the Human Development Centre in Islamabad. He has a PhD in economics from the University of Oxford.
https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/601877-state-bank-of-pakistan-gets-new-deputy-governor
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