South China Morning Post on Nostr: IMF welcomes US-sanctioned former Russia central banker ========== Ksenia Yudaeva, ...
IMF welcomes US-sanctioned former Russia central banker
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Ksenia Yudaeva, former first deputy governor of Bank of Russia, has been elected as the IMF’s executive director for Russia and Syria; Yudaeva is under US sanctions; the IMF's executive board is its top decision-making body; the outgoing Russian executive director announced her appointment in September 2024; Yudaeva declined to comment on her election; a US Treasury spokesperson did not comment on her sanctions status; Russia's relationship with the IMF has been contentious since its invasion of Ukraine in February 2022; the IMF had to abandon a plan to resume economic assessments of Russia in September 2024 due to objections from European countries; Elvira Nabiullina, Governor of the Bank of Russia, praised Yudaeva for maintaining financial stability.
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https://www.scmp.com/business/banking-finance/article/3284956/imf-welcomes-us-sanctioned-former-russia-central-banker-executive-board?module=Russia%20%26%20Central%20Asia&pgtype=section
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Ksenia Yudaeva, former first deputy governor of Bank of Russia, has been elected as the IMF’s executive director for Russia and Syria; Yudaeva is under US sanctions; the IMF's executive board is its top decision-making body; the outgoing Russian executive director announced her appointment in September 2024; Yudaeva declined to comment on her election; a US Treasury spokesperson did not comment on her sanctions status; Russia's relationship with the IMF has been contentious since its invasion of Ukraine in February 2022; the IMF had to abandon a plan to resume economic assessments of Russia in September 2024 due to objections from European countries; Elvira Nabiullina, Governor of the Bank of Russia, praised Yudaeva for maintaining financial stability.
#Imf #KseniaYudaeva #Russia #Sanctions #BankOfRussia #ElviraNabiullina #Ukraine #EconomicPolicy #ExecutiveDirector #Finance
https://www.scmp.com/business/banking-finance/article/3284956/imf-welcomes-us-sanctioned-former-russia-central-banker-executive-board?module=Russia%20%26%20Central%20Asia&pgtype=section