Johannes Wiegand: Mr. Wiegand is Economist in the IMF’s European Department and was Mission Chief to Kosovo and Desk Officer for Hungary. Before that, Mr. Wiegand has worked in the IMF’s Research, Policy Development and Review Department as well as in the African Department, and has published on Macro-Financial Linkages, Financial Stability and on Emerging Market Vulnerabilities. Mr. Wiegand holds a Ph.D. and M.Sc.
from the University College London. Anna Ilyina: Mrs. Ilyina is Chief of the Emerging Economies Division in the IMF’s European Department since 2013. Before that, she was Deputy Chief of the Global Markets Analysis Division and of the Financial Sector Analysis Division in the IMF’s Monetary and Capital Markets Department. Mrs. Ilyina holds a Ph.D. from the University of Pennsylvania and a B.A.