Graciana del Castillo

{{Short description|Uruguayan economist, writer, and businesswoman (died 2019)}}

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Graciana del Castillo (Uruguay - New York City, March 22, 2019){{Cite web|last=|first=|title=Falleció Graciana del Castillo, una economista uruguaya con prestigio internacional|url=https://www.elobservador.com.uy/nota/fallecio-graciana-del-castillo-una-economista-uruguaya-con-prestigio-internacional--201932217397|access-date=2021-08-26|website=El Observador|language=Es}}{{Cite web|last=|title=Falleció uruguaya clave en reimpulsar a Kosovo|url=https://www.elpais.com.uy/informacion/sociedad/fallecio-graciana-castillo-economista-uruguaya-fmi-onu.html|access-date=2021-08-26|website=www.elpais.com|language=spanish}} was a Uruguayan economist, professor, writer, businesswoman, and international strategist. At the age of nineteen, she settled in New York City, United States. She studied economics, and received her master's and doctorate degrees at Columbia University, where she was also a professor. She worked at the United Nations International Monetary Fund, specializing in designing economic policies for El Salvador, Kosovo and Afghanistan.{{Cite web|title=Biografia: Graciana del Castillo|url=http://www.centennial-la.com/about/principals.aspx?ID=9&N=Graciana%20del%20Castillo|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140107223131/http://www.centennial-la.com/about/principals.aspx?ID=9&N=Graciana%20del%20Castillo|archive-date=2014-01-07|website=www.centennial-la.com|language=Es}} She co-founded the consulting firm Macroeconomics Advisory Group (MAG) with Mario Blejer.{{Cite web|title=Graciana del Castillo|url=http://macroadvisory.net/Graciana-del-Castillo-Bio.html|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140107221633/http://macroadvisory.net/Graciana-del-Castillo-Bio.html|archive-date=2014-01-07|website=www.macroadvisory.net}}