GREECE APPOINTS ECONOMICS PROFESSOR MICHALIS AS NEW IMF REPRESENTATIVE

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Greece has appointed economics professor Michalis Psalidopoulos as its new representative at the International Monetary Fund (IMF).

 

Greece finance minister Yanis Varoufakis announced on Wednesday, after a ruling party backlash prompted a previous nominee not to take up the post.

 

Psalidopoulos, a professor at the University of Athens, accepted the proposal to represent Greece.

 

He has also been a professor at the U.S. University of Tufts in 2010-2014 and will take over on June 29.

 

The government had previously nominated Elena Panaritis as their representative, but this prompted a backlash from the ruling Syriza party, which said her views clashed with Syriza's program.