I worked closely with Peter on two Article IV missions to Israel. I found Peter to be an exceptional mission chief. He respected every member of the team, but also challenged everyone to deliver more insightful analysis than they thought they could.
At the same time as being a challenging chief, he had a very kind, thoughtful, and impishly humorous side that pulled the team together.
To my shame, I don't think I dealt with Peter Allen. At least, I have no memory of ever having done so.
I agree that the Fund has made plenty of big mistakes. But I do not understand how anyone can expect the leadership of the Fund or, for that matter, any other international institution not to be politicised. These are instruments of power. Power is always political.
Peter was a great colleague while at the IMF, and an even better critic after he left. He will be missed, particularly in a time when institutions everywhere I’ll be becoming even more politicized.
Peter was and remains a great friend of the African continent.
I interacted with him and I lost a friend nevertheless, his fight for use of economics tools and knowledge to better society shall be my life commitment.
I worked closely with Peter on two Article IV missions to Israel. I found Peter to be an exceptional mission chief. He respected every member of the team, but also challenged everyone to deliver more insightful analysis than they thought they could.
At the same time as being a challenging chief, he had a very kind, thoughtful, and impishly humorous side that pulled the team together.
Hats off to you Peter
Thank you for this lovely piece. I was shocked to hear that Peter had died. He was my mission chief when I worked on the UK in 2008.
To my shame, I don't think I dealt with Peter Allen. At least, I have no memory of ever having done so.
I agree that the Fund has made plenty of big mistakes. But I do not understand how anyone can expect the leadership of the Fund or, for that matter, any other international institution not to be politicised. These are instruments of power. Power is always political.
Peter was a great colleague while at the IMF, and an even better critic after he left. He will be missed, particularly in a time when institutions everywhere I’ll be becoming even more politicized.
Peter was and remains a great friend of the African continent.
I interacted with him and I lost a friend nevertheless, his fight for use of economics tools and knowledge to better society shall be my life commitment.