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 (Reuters) – The International Monetary Fund on Monday named Jamaican Finance Minister Nigel Clarke to a top post at the agency, after the official spearheaded fiscal reforms in the Caribbean nation.<\/p>

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Clarke, nominated by IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva, is set to replace Antoinette Sayeh as one of the IMF’s three deputy managing directors at the end of October.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Clarke “is an exceptional public servant and policymaker,” Georgieva said in a statement, adding he had “stewarded his country’s economy to a stronger and more sustainable position.”<\/p>

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Clarke had been key in negotiating credit lines with the IMF, starting in 2016 as ambassador of economic affairs before being appointed finance minister two years later.<\/p>

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During his tenure, Jamaica’s central bank became an autonomous body and an independent fiscal commission was created. He also spearheaded policy coming out of the COVID-19 pandemic, allowing the nation’s economy to recover quickly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Last year, Moody’s Ratings upgraded the government’s rating to B1 and changed its outlook to “positive.”<\/p>

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In June, the island was removed from the watchdog Financial Action Task Force’s so-called “gray list” of countries deemed to be doing too little to combat money laundering, one of Clarke’s signature achievements as minister.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Prime Minister Andrew Holness said in a release that he had already drawn up a shortlist of potential successors to Clarke as both finance minister and parliamentarian.<\/p>

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