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Eduardo Wiesner Durán

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Eduardo Wiesner Durán
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Eduardo Wiesner Durán
Minister of Finance and Public Credit of Colombia
In office
1981–1982
PresidentJulio Cesar Turbay Ayala
Preceded byJaime Garcia Parra
Succeeded byEdgar Gutierrez Castro
Executive Director World Bank
Colombia, Brazil and the Philippines
In office
1989
Director of Western Hemisphere Department International Monetary Fund
In office
1982–1987
Personal details
Nationality Colombia
SpouseGloria Acero Rodríguez
ParentEduardo Alfonso Wiesner Rozo & Maria Lucy Durán
Alma materUniversity of the Andes
Stanford University

Eduardo Wiesner Durán, a Colombian politician and economist, served as Minister of Finance from 1978 to 1982. He holds a postgraduate degree from Stanford University.[1][2]

Career

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Wiesner was President of the Bankers’ Association of Colombia 1976, National Professional Economics Council of Colombia 1977. He served as Head of National Planning Department. He was Director of Western Hemisphere Department, International Monetary Fund 1982–1987 and Special Trade Representative of International Monetary Fund since 1987. He worked as Director International Monetary Fund Office, Geneva since 1987 and became executive director of Colombia, Brazil and the Philippines at the World Bank May in 1989.[3]

Appointed director of the Mission for Decentralization and Finance of Territorial Entities, created by the Government of Colombia.[4]

Wiesner headed the Bird-Wiesner Mission, or intergovernmental finance, in 1981 and, until 1990, served as executive director of Colombia, Brazil and the Philippines, among others, at the World Bank.[5][6]

References

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  1. ^ Corredor Velandia, César; Wiesner Durán, Eduardo (2012). "Por qué América Latina no demanda buenas políticas públicas". Economía & Región.
  2. ^ Background Notes, Colombia. U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Public Affairs, Office of Public Communication, Editorial Division. 1981.
  3. ^ Semana (1987-06-08). "LOS PROBLEMAS DE WIESNER". Semana.com Últimas Noticias de Colombia y el Mundo (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-06-08.
  4. ^ Tiempo, Casa Editorial El (1990-11-21). "EDUARDO WIESNER, DIRECTOR DE MISIÓN PARA DESCENTRALIZACIÓN". El Tiempo (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-06-08.
  5. ^ Bethell, Leslie (1984). The Cambridge History of Latin America. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-26652-9.
  6. ^ Colombian economic indicators. El Banco. June 1981.