Ryadh M. Alkhareif

Ryadh M. Alkhareif

Deputy Minister for International Affairs, Ministry of Finance, Saudi Arabia

Ryadh M. Alkhareif is the Deputy Minister for International Affairs at the Ministry of Finance of Saudi Arabia. Prior to this, he was the Alternate Executive Director for Saudi Arabia at the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the Head of the Studies Division at the Saudi Central Bank (SAMA), respectively. Mr. Alkhareif’s research focuses on monetary policy design and he co-authored with William Barnett a book in the field; he also published extensively in peer-reviewed journals on similar topics. Mr. Alkhareif is a member of the Society for Economic Measurement in the USA, and the Saudi Economic Association. In August 2014, he received the Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting in Economic Sciences Young Researcher Award. Mr. Alkhareif holds a double Master's degree in Economics from both the University of Oregon and the University of Kansas, and a Doctorate in Economics from the University of Kansas.

Areas of Interest:
  • Monetary and Exchange Rate Policies
  • Macroeconomic Policies
  • Banks and Money Markets
Education:
  • Ph.D. in Economics, University of Kansas, 2013
  • M.A. in Economics, University of Kansas, 2011
  • Master's degree in Economics, University of Oregon, 2008
Experience:
  • Deputy Minister for International Affairs, Ministry of Finance, Saudi Arabia, February 2021-Present
  • Alternate Executive Director, Member of the Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund, IMF, February 2017-Present
  • The Executive Director will be consulted, member of the Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund, IMF, August 2016-January 2017
Latest Publications:
  • Al-Khorayef and Al-Rasasi (2020) “Estimating the Money Demand Function in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Using Divisia Aggregates Index Cash", Saudi Arabian Monetary Agency working paper No. 14/20.
  • Riyadh Muhammad Al-Khorayef (2020) “Real GDP prediction in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia” Development Journal Economic (under review).
  • Al-Khorayef, Al-Rasasi, and Shahid (2017), “Why Has Inflation in Saudi Arabia Decreased?” International Monetary Fund, Report Selected Cases No. 17/191.
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