Which Indian born economist is to be appointed as the first Deputy Managing Director of IMF ........

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Which Indian-born economist is to be appointed as the first Deputy Managing Director of IMF?

Urjit Patel

Raghuram Rajan

Gita Gopinath

Usha Thorat

None of the above

Explanation:

Correct Answer: 3 [Gita Gopinath]

Gita Gopinath, the India-born, first female chief economist of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), is set to take over as the first deputy managing director (FDMD).
She is set to take over the role from Geoffrey Okamoto. Two months ago, Gita Gopinath had announced that she would re-join Harvard University in January 2022 to retain her tenured facility post, after three years in IMF.