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Greece Defaults: What Happens Next?
乐鱼 体育 Public Policy Fellow and former International Monetary Fund executive, Meg Lundsager, explains Greece鈥檚 default and its implications for Europe.
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乐鱼 体育 Public Policy Fellow and former International Monetary Fund executive, Meg Lundsager, explains Greece鈥檚 default and its implications for Europe.
Meg Lundsager is a 乐鱼 体育 Public Policy Fellow who consults on international economic, financial, and regulatory issues. While United States鈥 Executive Director on the International Monetary Fund Executive Board (2007-2014), she focused on achieving effective IMF input into lending programs in Europe, securing adequate IMF resources, supporting low income countries, and strengthening IMF oversight of exchange rate policies. She negotiated increased emerging market representation at the IMF and promoted enhanced ethical standards and internal oversight functions. As Deputy Assistant Secretary for Trade and Investment at the US Treasury Department (1996-2000), she negotiated multilateral financial services agreements and aspects of China鈥檚 entry into the World Trade Organization. She also analyzed portfolio allocation decisions of institutional investors as an Atlantic Fellow in London. She has a Masters in International Economics from the University of Maryland and a BA from American University.
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Meg Lundsager
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Former U.S. Executive Director and Alternate Executive Director, International Monetary Fund
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Former U.S. Executive Director and Alternate Executive Director, International Monetary Fund
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