Peter Breuer - Ireland's EU-IMF Programme: Preliminary Lessons - 23 June 2014
Channel: IIEA
Date: 24/06/2014

About the Speech:   Ireland's exit from the EU-IMF programme marked an important milestone in the Eurozone crisis. In his address to the IIEA, Peter Breuer examined in brief the Irish programme strategy before discussing how the programme worked in practice, the challenges that remain, and the lessons that might be learned from the Irish experience.   

About the Speaker:    Peter Breuer is the Resident Representative of the IMF in Ireland. Prior to taking up his current position, he served as Assistant to the Director in the Monetary and Capital Markets Department. Before that, Mr. Breuer worked in the IMF's Asia-Pacific, European, International Capital Markets, Strategy and Policy Review, and Research Departments. Policy areas he has covered include capital markets and financial stability, as well as debt sustainability and restructuring issues. Mr. Breuer holds a Ph.D. and M.A. from Brown University, an M.Sc. from the London School of Economics, and a B.A. from Vassar College - See more at: http://www.iiea.com/events/irelands-eu-imf-programme-preliminary-lessons#sthash.rpuQQ4LJ.dpuf