Samuel Mann currently works as an Economist in the Research Department of the IMF. Prior to this, he was in the African Department covering Mozambique, and in the Monetary and Capital Markets Department working on global financial stability. Before joining the IMF in 2019, Samuel worked as an economist and strategist in the research department of Bank of America Merrill Lynch. He holds a PhD from the University of Cambridge. His research interests include international macroeconomics and finance.