Florian Moelders is an economist in the Macro and Market Risk Department of the International Finance Corporation (IFC). Before his current role, Florian was an economist in IFC’s Economic Research Department and previously worked in multilateral engagement within IFC’s Corporate Strategy unit, where he contributed to global policy discussions on development finance and private sector investment. He also served as an economist in the International Financial Policy Directorate of the German Federal Ministry of Finance, supporting Germany’s 2022 G7 presidency and monitoring international debt relief processes. Before joining IFC, Florian was a researcher at the German Institute for Economic Research (DIW Berlin), specializing in international trade, finance, and technology adoption. His academic contributions include published research on knowledge spillovers, trade liberalization, and foreign direct investment in emerging markets. Florian holds a PhD in Economics from DIW Berlin and the University of Duisburg-Essen, where his dissertation on trade agreements and development received the Best Dissertation Award in Economics.