Jan Kees Martijn is the IMF’s new head of mission for Romania, Agerpres reported. 

Nadeem Ilahi, the IMF Senior Regional Representative for Central, Eastern, and South-Eastern Europe, made the announcement on November 20.

Jan Kees Martijn, who is replacing Jaewoo Lee, took over his post on November 19.

He is a Dutch citizen, currently head of mission for Romania and Serbia, head of the South-Eastern division of the European department, and, until recently, head of mission for Albania.

Before joining the IMF, he was a professor of international economics at the University of Amsterdam. He holds a Ph.D. in economics.

Romania doesn’t currently have a rolling financing agreement with the IMF, but the financial institution evaluates every year the evolution of the local economy. 

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