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Indian Economy - Understanding the basics of Indian economic system

Who was appointed as Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund in October, 2019?

This questions was previously asked in

SSC CGL 4th March 2020 Shift-2

Rodrigo Rato

Christine Lagarde

Kristalina Georgieva

Dominique Strauss-Kahn

- Kristalina Georgieva:

- Georgieva was appointed as the Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund in October 2019.

- She hails from Bulgaria and made history as the first person from an emerging market economy to lead the institution.

- Rodrigo Rato:

- Rato served as the Managing Director of the IMF from 2004 to 2007.

- His leadership occurred before the global financial crisis.

- Christine Lagarde:

- Lagarde was the IMF's Managing Director prior to Georgieva, serving from 2011 until 2019.

- She is currently the President of the European Central Bank.

- Dominique Strauss-Kahn:

- He served as IMF Managing Director from 2007 until his resignation in 2011.

- His tenure ended due to a personal scandal.