BB appoints new chief economist

Bangladesh Bank has recently appointed Faisal Ahmed as its chief economist.

Ahmed has been serving as the senior economic adviser to the governor of Bangladesh Bank since August 2015.

Previously, he was the IMF resident representative in Cambodia during 2011-2015, a senior economist in the Asia and Pacific, Monetary and Capital Markets departments, and a core member of the emerging markets surveillance team at the IMF.

Ahmed holds a PhD and an MA in economics from the University of Minnesota, an MFin from Princeton University. He is also a CFA Charterholder.