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Tag: Daniel Katz

  • Saturday, December 13th 2025 - 09:34 UTC

    Chile headed for pivotal runoff elections

    Political analysts widely view the election as a contest between extremes

    Chileans head to the polls on Sunday to elect their next president in a high-stakes runoff that pits the governing leftist coalition against the hard-right opposition. The election is highly polarized and will determine the direction of the country amid growing concerns over security, migration, and economic stagnation.

  • Saturday, October 4th 2025 - 10:22 UTC

    IMF appoints Daniel Katz as new second-in-command

    Katz's immediate past role was as Chief of Staff to US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent

    Following the resignation of Economist Gita Gopinath earlier this year, the Washington-based International Monetary Fund's (IMF) Executive Board announced on Friday that it was hiring Daniel Katz as the new First Deputy Managing Director (FDMD), who is to assume his new duties on Monday.