- India-born Gita Gopinath became the 1st woman and 2nd Indian to feature on the International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) ‘Wall of Former Chief Economists’.
- Gopinath had served as the 1st female chief economist of the Washington-based global lender for 3 years.
- The 1st Indian to receive the honor was Raghuram Rajan, who was the IMF’s chief economist & director of research between 2003 and 2006.
- Gopinath was appointed as the Chief Economist of the IMF in October 2018 and was later promoted to the IMF’s 1st Deputy Managing Director in December last year.
Qns : Who is Gita Gopinath?
Ans : Gita Gopinath became the 1st woman and 2nd Indian to feature on the International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) ‘Wall of Former Chief Economists’.
