Kseniya Valentinovna YUDAYEVA

Representative of Russia and Syria at the International Monetary Fund from 1 November 2024. Yudaeva was elected as the IMF's new executive director by a group of member countries that includes Russia. Former advisor to the Chairman of the Central Bank of the Russian Federation and former member of the bank's Board of Directors. The Bank of Russia is a state institution responsible for monetary policy and maintaining financial stability in terms of Russia's ongoing military aggression against Ukraine. Alongside her former superior Elvira Nabiullina, Ksenia Yudaeva plays a crucial role in ensuring the financial stability of the Russian economy in the face of international sanctions pressure. She remains one of the de facto leaders of the Central Bank of Russia. Her transition from the position of First Deputy Chairperson of the Central Bank of Russia (where she oversaw key aspects of economic modelling and forecasting, set official exchange rates of foreign currencies, and monitored the functioning of systemically important financial infrastructure) is seen as an attempt to minimize personal sanction risks.

Representative of Russia and Syria at the International Monetary Fund from 1 November 2024. Yudaeva was elected as the IMF's new executive director by a group of member countries that includes Russia.

Russian economist and banker