Taline Koranchelian is the Deputy Director in the Middle East and Central Asia Department of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), where she oversees the regional work of the department as well as the IMF’s work in Algeria, Djibouti, Iraq, Mauritania, Morocco, Tunisia, and Yemen.
Prior to her appointment as Deputy Director in the Middle East and Central Asia Department, Koranchelian was Director of the IMF’s Middle East Regional Technical Assistance Center since June 2016. Between 2012 and 2016, Koranchelian was Assistant Director of the IMF’s Strategy, Policy, and Review, leading the IMF surveillance policy and reviewing the work of the IMF for around 30 countries across all regions.
Throughout her more than 15 years of experience at the IMF, Koranchelian has held various positions in the Middle East and Central Asia Department, Fiscal Affairs Department, Strategy, Policy, and Review Department, and the Executive Board of the IMF. She has led missions to many countries in Africa, the Middle East, Central Asia, and Europe, and headed the preparation of various IMF policies.
Before joining the IMF in 2000, Koranchelian worked for nine years in the Central Bank of Lebanon and was chief of cabinet and advisor to the Minister of Economy and Trade in Lebanon.
