Economist Michalis Masourakis to take over as Greece’s IMF representative

Finance Minister Christos Staikouras has appointed Michalis Masourakis as Greece's new representative to the International Monetary Fund (IMF), according to a ministry statement on Tuesday.

On September 1 Masourakis will succeed Michalis Psalidopoulos who leaves its post after five years and whom the government and the ministry thanked for his contribution and cooperation.

Greece's new representative has served as Chief-Economist at the Hellenic Federation of Enterprises (2015-2020), director of Financial Studies at Alpha Bank (1996-2015) and has worked as economist at the IMF (1983-1986).