— IMF Managing Director Kristina Georgieva ProposesKristalina Georgieva, Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), yesterday proposed the appointment of Antoinette Sayeh as a Deputy Managing Director, effective March 16, 2020. In announcing her selection of Ms. Sayeh, Ms. Georgieva said: “We are welcoming back a dear friend and member of the IMF family. As Minister of Finance in post-conflict Liberia from January 2006 through June 2008, Ms. Sayeh led the country through the clearance of its long-standing multilateral debt arrears. Before joining President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf’s Cabinet, she worked for the World Bank Group for 17 years, holding various senior positions. Prior to that, Ms. Sayeh worked in Liberia’s Ministries of Finance and Planning.

Source: Daily Observer February 25, 2020 15:11 UTC