José Julián Sidaoui Dib, born in

Puebla Puebla, officially the Free and Sovereign State of Puebla, is one of the 31 states that, along with Mexico City, comprise the Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided into 217 municipalities and its capital is Puebla City. Part of east-centr ...

in 1953, is a Mexican

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and banker. He earned a

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in economics from the Universidad de las Américas Puebla in 1973, a M.A. in

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from the department of economics of the

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in 1974, and a Ph.D. in economics from the

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in 1978. From 1976 to 1978, he worked at the

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as economic researcher in the

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and Caribbean area. He joined the

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in 1979, where he has worked as an analyst, treasurer, director of operations and key foreign exchange policymaker. On December 5, 1994, to December 1996, he was appointed

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of Finance, where he developed and implemented programs to revive the Mexican economy, as well as promoting reform of the pension system. From January 1, 1997, until 2012, he was Deputy Governor of

and a member of the board of directors. Sidaoui Dib has authored several publications on topics such as Structural Change in the Mexican Economy, Manufactured Exports and Macroeconomic Policy. He has taught different subjects in Economics at Universidad Anahuac and at

Instituto Politécnico Nacional The National Polytechnic Institute (), abbreviated IPN, is one of the largest public universities in Mexico with 171,581 students at the high school, undergraduate and postgraduate levels. It is the second-best university in Mexico in the techni ...

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Sidaoui Dib, Jose Julian 1953 births Living people People from Puebla Mexican financial businesspeople Mexican bankers University of Pennsylvania alumni George Washington University alumni World Bank people Mexican economists