Dr Filiz Ünsal is a senior economist in the Development Macroeconomics Division at the International Monetary Fund, where she has worked since 2009. She received her Ph.D. in Economics, and MSc in Economics and Finance, from the University of York. Dr Ünsal has published articles on monetary and financial sector policies, financial inclusion, and open economy macroeconomics.

She worked previously for the World Bank and was an external lecturer at the University of Vienna.