Dr. Nadeem Ul Haque

• Wide-ranging operational experience over 24 years at the IMF, including leading technical assistance missions and policy and research teams, and as a resident representative in two developing countries

• Strong background in economic analysis and policy development, reflected in numerous publications in academic and policy journals and conference participation.

• Extensive central banking and monetary policy experience: As IMF Rep worked in 2 central banks organizing a modernization effort which included improvements in the monetary framework and the policy formulation process.

• Extensive research and experience of public sector reform and restructuring: led organizational reform and efforts for nationwide deregulation in Sri Lanka.

• Skilled public speaker with ability to develop and lead public debate in diverse topics. Experienced at motivating and organizing civil society to develop ownership of major policy reform initiatives.

• Initiated and successfully led a Central Bank modernization project in Sri Lanka, which involved downsizing, reorganizing, and retraining workers and reform of the monetary policy process and framework.

• Initiated and successfully led three initiatives in Sri Lanka: deregulation of the private sector, financial sector reform, and education reform. To ensure success of the reform efforts in Sri Lanka, conducted highly successful public dialog with civil society. In particular, was the initiating member and architect of Deregulation Committee, Financial Market Reform Committee and Chambers-Academia Round Table for Education Reform. In each case, the committee were bly private sector based, with limited official participation. Such committees helped sharpen the domestic debate and raise awareness of the need for reform

• Led the IMF team for developing training courses, including Financial Market Development, currently being used widely in member countries

• Monetary policy advice including participation in monetary policy committees of countries.

• Published 5 books and over 50 papers in major journals and edited volumes

Career History:

Jan 2008

to May 2010

• Division Chief, Asian region IMF Institute

Aug 2007

to Dec 2007

• Advisor, IMF Institute

Apr 2007

to Jun 2008

• Vice Chancellor/Director, Pakistan Institute of Development Economics, Quaid-i-Azam University Campus, Islamabad.
  Concurrent appointments:
  • Member, Planning Commission, Government of Pakistan. April 2006-June 2007
  • Acting Chief Economist, Planning Commission, Government of Pakistan June 2006- Nov 2006

Aug 2005

to Apr 2006

• Trade Policy Advisor to the Minister of Commerce, Government of Pakistan.

Sep 2004

to Aug 2005

• Advisor IMF Institute: Training and research activities.

Sep 2002

to 2004

• Senior Resident Representative of the IMF in Egypt

Sep 1999

to Sep 2002

• Senior Resident Representative of the IMF in Sri Lanka

l998-99

• Advisor, IMF Institute

l997-98

• Advisor, Research Department, IMF: Review and research responsibilities for a variety of developing country issues

1996-97

• Deputy Division Chief, Monetary and Exchange Policy Analysis Division, Monetary and Exchange Affairs Department, IMF

1993-96

• Deputy Division Chief, Developing Country Studies Division, Research Department, IMF

1992-93

• Research Fellow, International Food Policy Research Institute, (on External Assignment from IMF)

1987-93

• Economist and Senior Economist, Developing Country Studies Division, Research Department, IMF. Research

1986-87

• Economist, Macroeconomics Division, Development Research Department, The World Bank, Washington, D.C

1983-86

• Technical Assistant to Executive Director, IMF

1976-83

• Research Economist, Pakistan Institute of Development Economics, Islamabad, Pakistan
• Consulting positions: Pakistan Environmental Planning and Architectural Consultants, Pakistan, l979. Senior Consultant, United Consultants, Lahore, Pakistan, l975-76.Consultant, Rand Corporation, Santa Monica, Calif. 1981.

• University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, l986 Thesis Supervisor: Gary Becker, Nobel Laureate

• London School of Economics, London, 1974