David Owen is Deputy Director of the IMF’s Middle East and Central Asia Department, where he specializes in the countries of the Caucasus and Central Asia. Since joining the IMF in 1994, David has worked on a number of transition and emerging market countries, including heading teams on Azerbaijan, Brazil, Georgia, Moldova, and Russia. He also worked at the UK Treasury for 14 years before joining the IMF, where he focused on macroeconomic forecasting, research, and policy advice on the UK and other advanced economies.