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Gita Gopinath in ‘Wall of former chief economists’
Gita Gopinath recently got featured on “wall of former chief economists” of the International Monetary Fund (IMF). She is the first woman and second Indian to get this honour. Key Facts The first Indian to get featured on “wall of ..
Month: Current Affairs - July, 2022
Category: International / World Current Affairs
World Bank’s Global Growth Forecast
The World Bank has reduced the global growth forecast for 2022 from 4.1 percent to 3.2 percent. The growth forecast has been reduced due to the impacts of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Overview: The World Bank has proposed a ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2022
Category: Economy & Banking Current Affairs
World Bank Report on Extreme Poverty in India
According to a working paper of the World Bank, extreme poverty in India has dropped from 22.5 percent in 2011 to 10.2 percent in the pre-Covid year of 2019. Also, the pace of poverty reduction in rural India has been ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2022
Category: Economy & Banking Current Affairs • India Nation & States Current Affairs • Reports & Indexes Current Affairs
IMF on El-Salvador Bitcoin legal tender
The International Monetary Fund recently asked El Salvador to remove the legal status of bitcoin. What happened? In September 2021, El Salvador became the first country to allow its consumers to use cypto currencies. Fear arose all over the country ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2022
Category: Economy & Banking Current Affairs • International / World Current Affairs
IMF World Economic Outlook- Update
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) released its World Economic Outlook on January 25, 2022. Key Findings of the report As per report, Global economic growth will decrease by half a percentage point less than it was forecasted earlier. The growth ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2022
Category: Economy & Banking Current Affairs • Reports & Indexes Current Affairs
Pierre-Olivier Gourinchas: New IMF Chief Economist
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) have appointed Pierre-Olivier Gourinchas as the new Chief Economist. Key Points He succeeds Gita Gopinath as its chief economist. Gourinchas is presently the director of Clausen Center for International Business & Policy, at the University ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2022
Category: Awards, Honours & Persons in News • International / World Current Affairs
Gita Gopinath: IMF First Deputy Managing Director
The Indian American, Gita Gopinath has become the first Deputy Managing Director of International Monetary Fund. She is the first Indian to take up the top role in the organisation. First Deputy Managing Director is the second top post in ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2021
FATF adds Turkey to Grey List; Pak retained
Global terror financing watchdog, Financial Action Task Force (FATF), retained Pakistan on the ‘Grey List of countries’. Key Points This time, the watchdog had added three new countries namely Turkey, Jordan & Mali, to the Grey List. As per FATF, ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2021
UN sets up Special Trust fund for Afghanistan
The United Nations has set up a special trust fund on October 21, 2021 for Afghanistan, in order to provide urgently needed cash directly to Afghans. Highlights This special trust fund was set up through a system by tapping into ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2021
Gita Gopinath to leave IMF
Chief Economist and Director of the Research Department of International Monetary Fund (IMF), Gita Gopinath, is set to leave her job in January 2022. Highlights She will return to the prestigious Harvard University, after leaving the job. The Indian-American economist ..