Tag: Gita Gopinath

IMF projects India’s GDP growth to contract by 4.5% this year

Global output is projected to decline by 4.9 percent in 2020, 1.9 percentage points below IMF's April forecast, followed by a partial recovery, with growth at 5.4 percent in 2021.

June 25, 2020

‘Prepare for attack on IMF, Gita Gopinath’: Chidambaram jibes at govt over growth rate

The IMF has slashed India's growth rate to 4.8 per cent for the current fiscal year which was expected to rise to 5.8 per cent in 2020.

January 21, 2020

IMF chief economist Gita Gopinath calls on PM Modi, lists key factors for slowdown

Gopinath had previously said that the regulatory uncertainty has played a major role in the economic slowdown in India.

December 24, 2019

IMF chief economist Gita Gopinath says regulatory uncertainty played role in India’s slowdown

The IMF Chief Economist said that although reforms are important for an economy, they should come with clarity and certainty on the policies and regulations.

December 20, 2019

Gita Gopinath joins International Monetary Fund as its first woman chief economist

The John Zwaanstra professor of International Studies and Economics at Harvard University, Gopinath, 47, succeeds Maurice (Maury) Obstfeld as Economic Counsellor and Director of the IMF's Research Department, who retired on December 31.

January 8, 2019

Alienated Achievers

Nothing could be as pleasing as the news that a Kolkata-born Keralite, a Jawaharlal Nehru University ( JNU) alumnus to boot ~ amongst Gita Gopinath’s other stupendous academic credentials ~ has been appointed as the first ever woman chief economist at the International Monetary Fund. Kolkata, Kerala and the JNU are all anathema to the...

October 6, 2018

Gita Gopinath appointed next IMF Chief Economist

Gopinath, who currently serves as the John Zwaanstra Professor of International Studies and Economics at Harvard University, succeeds Maurice (Maury) Obstfeld, who announced in July that he would retire at the end of 2018

October 2, 2018