Gopinath, IMF's 1st Woman Chief Economist, Exits
Business Standard|October 21, 2021
IMF's Chief Economist Gita Gopinath will leave her job in January next year and return to the prestigious Harvard University's Economics Department, according to the global financial institution.
Gopinath, IMF's 1st Woman Chief Economist, Exits

The 49-year-old prominent Indian-American economist had joined the International Monetary Fund (IMF) as the Chief Economist in January 2019.

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