Li Bo (economist)

Li Bo (Chinese: 李波; also known as Bo Li) is a Chinese economist and financial official who served as a deputy governor of the People’s Bank of China in 2021, before moving to the International Monetary Fund as a Deputy Managing Director later that year.[1]

Early life and education

Li studied international economics at Renmin University of China. He got a PhD in economics at Stanford University and holds a law degree from Harvard Law School.[2][3]

Career

Li worked at the PBOC for many years from the mid-2000s, including leadership positions in the Monetary Policy departments.[4] He also served in municipal government as a vice mayor of Chongqing.

On 13 April 2021, China named Li Bo as one of the a deputy governors of the PBOC under Yi Gang.[5][6]

On 28 June 2021, the IMF announced that Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva had proposed the appointment of Bo Li as Deputy Managing Director, with effect from 23 August 2021.[7]

References

  1. ^ IMF Nominates China’s Central Bank Deputy to Senior Post https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-06-29/imf-nominates-china-s-central-bank-deputy-to-senior-post
  2. ^ "Bo Li". IMF. Retrieved 2025-09-26.
  3. ^ "People: deputies appointed in China and El Salvador - Central Banking". www.centralbanking.com. 2021-04-21. Retrieved 2025-09-26.
  4. ^ https://www.imf.org/-/media/Files/News/Seminars/2023/marrakech-2023/rst-event-list-of-participants.ashx
  5. ^ "China central bank names U.S.-educated Li as deputy governor". Reuters. 2021-04-13. Retrieved 2025-09-26.
  6. ^ "China to expand digital yuan experiments - central bank vice governor". Reuters. 2021-04-18. Retrieved 2025-09-26.
  7. ^ "IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva Proposes Appointment of Mr. Bo Li as Deputy Managing Director". IMF. Retrieved 2025-09-26.
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