Samah Torchani

Samah Torchani is an accomplished economist at the International Monetary Fund, where she has served since 2016 in the Statistics Department's Financial Institutions Division. She specializes in financial statistics and plays a key role in developing and supervising the Financial Soundness Indicators (FSI) online course content. Her expertise extends to technical assistance and training, particularly in financial statistics methodology. Before joining the IMF, Torchani worked as a Senior Economist at the Bank of Canada, where she focused on macrofinancial linkages and monetary policy. Her research contributions include work on household liquidity constraints and housing markets in Canada. In her current role, she provides technical assistance in financial statistics globally and has authored significant reports, including technical assistance reports on Financial Soundness Indicators. Torchani's work combines practical expertise in financial statistics with a strong foundation in economic analysis, making her a valuable contributor to international financial statistics standards and methodologies.