In this interview, Taline Koranchelian, the Deputy Director at the International Monetary Fund's (IMF) Middle East and Central Asia Department, shares her insights on the region's progress in achieving inclusive growth over the past decade. She discusses successful approaches, challenges encountered, and highlights the key remaining gaps that need to be adressed.
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Taline Koranchelian
Deputy Director in the Middle East and Central Asia Department, the International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Taline Koranchelian is the Deputy Director in the Middle East and Central Asia Department of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), where she oversees the regional work of the department as well as the IMF’s work in Algeria, Djibouti, Iraq, Mauritania, Morocco, Tunisia, and Yemen.Prior to her appointment as Deputy Director in the Middle East and Central Asia Department, Koranchelian was Director of the IMF’s Middle East Regional Technical Assistance Center since June 2016. Between 2012 and 2016, Koranchelian was Assistant Director of the IMF’s Strategy, Policy, and Review, leading the IMF surveillance policy and reviewing the work of the IMF for around 30 countries across all regions.Throughout her more than 15 years of experience at the IMF, Koranchelian has held various posi ...
