YONG SARAH ZHOU is a senior economist in the Strategy, Policy, and Review Department of the IMF. Previously she was the Mission Chief to Marshall Islands (2020-2022) and served as IMF’s Resident Representative in Cambodia (2015-2019) in the Asia and Pacific Department. Ms. Zhou’s country experience includes Australia, Indonesia, Malaysia, Vietnam, Solomon Islands, Samoa, and Barbados. She also developed and delivered training programs in IMF’s Institute of Capacity Development (2007-2010). Currently, her work focuses on digitalization and macro financial issues. Ms. Zhou holds a Ph.D. in Economics from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA).