Masourakis appointed new representative to the IMF

Christos Staikouras has appointed Michalis Masourakis as Greece’s new representative to the International Monetary Fund (IMF), according to a ministry statement yesterday. On September 1 Masourakis will succeed Michalis Psalidopoulos who leaves the post after five years. The government thanked him for his contribution and cooperation. Greece’s new representative previously served as chief economist at the Hellenic Federation of Enterprises (2015-2020), director of financial studies at Alpha Bank (1996-2015) and as an economist at the IMF (1983-1986).