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- India-born economist Gita Gopinath was appointed Chief Economist of International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- She will take over as IMF chief economist after Maurice Obstfeld retires in December 2018.
- It makes her second Indian after former RBI governor Raghuram Rajan to hold the position.
- She has been an honorary economic adviser to Chief Minister of Kerala and also had served on advisory panel for G-20 issues for India’s Ministry of Finance.
- In 2014, she had made into IMF’s list of 25 economists under 45. She was also chosen as Young Global Leader by World Economic Forum (WEF) in 2011.
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