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Steven Alan Barnett, Senior Resident Representative in China

Mr. Barnett recently became the International Monetary Fund’s Senior Resident Representative for China. Prior to that, he worked as an Advisor to the Deputy Managing Director. For much of his career, however, he covered Asia. His positions included Chief of the China Division in the IMF’s Asia and Pacific Department, Assistant Director at the IMF Office for Asia and the Pacific in Tokyo, Resident Representative to China, and Resident Representative to Thailand. Prior to joining the IMF in 1997, he earned his PhD in economics from the University of Maryland. He has a Bachelor's degree in economics from Stanford University as well as a Master's degree in Russian and East European Studies, also from Stanford.

Fan Zhang, Deputy Resident Representative in China

Fan Zhang is the IMF’s Deputy Resident Representative in Beijing. He previously worked as an economist in the Research Department and the China team in the Asia Pacific Department of the IMF. His research focused mainly on macroeconomic forecasts and policy analysis. He contributed to the IMF’s technical assistance to the Reserve Bank of India and the Bank of Thailand, Article IV Consultations to China, and to the IMF publications such as the World Economic Outlook and several working papers. He holds a Ph.D. in Applied Mathematics and Master of Science from the University of Warwick, United Kingdom.

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July 7, 2017

The IMF has released today the quarterly data on the currency composition of official foreign exchange reserves (COFER) for Q2 2015. We commend the many jurisdictions that have voluntarily agreed to have their names listed as COFER participants. As set out in the publication, I can confirm China’s participation in the COFER survey in keeping with international best practices.

August 11, 2015

IMF press line on PBC's Announcement on the change to the RMB fixing mechanism, August 11, 2015 (中文)

In response to media queries about the People’s Bank of China’s announcement on the Change to the Renminbi exchange rate fixing mechanism, the following can be attributed to an IMF spokesperson

April 28, 2015

Working Paper: Understanding Residential Real Estate in China (中文)

China’s residential real estate sector plays an important role in the economy and has been a key driver of growth. Since 2014 the sector has softened visibly, reflecting overbuilding across many cities. An orderly adjustment of the sector is welcome. The key questions are how severe the adjustment will be and how long it will last

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