Benjamin Alexander Stefanou

Benjamin Stefanou is the Financial Sector Supervision Advisor for the IMF’s Capacity Development Centre for Southern Africa (AFRITAC South - AFS) based in Mauritius, with responsibility for delivering the IMF’s financial sector supervision capacity development for AFS member countries. Prior to joining AFS, Benjamin spent four years with the IMF’s capacity development center in the Pacific and three years as the IMF Banking Supervision Advisor for the Eastern Caribbean Central Bank. In the last 10 years with the IMF, Benjamin has worked directly with prudential supervision authorities in over 30 countries. Prior to joining the IMF Benjamin worked in commercial banking in Australia and with the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority in banking, insurance and superannuation supervision.