Oussama Kanaan is the Director of the IMF’s Middle East Center for
Economics and Finance (CEF). His work in economics covers several
world regions, including as mission chief and resident representative,
during his service in the IMF’s Policy Development and Review, Fiscal
Affairs, African, and Middle Eastern and Central Asian departments. He
has published in the areas of economic growth, trade and development,
and holds a Ph.D. in economics from Yale University.