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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]

Pinelopi Koujianou Goldberg, who recently resigned was the chief economist of which organisation?

A	ADB
B	International Monetary Fund
C	World Bank
D	Bank of China

Explanation:

Detailed explanation-1: -Chief Economist of the World Bank(WB) Pinelopi Koujianou Goldberg announced her resignation.

Detailed explanation-2: -Mr Gill will succeed American economist Carmen Reinhart in the role and his appointment will be effective September 1, 2022. Mr Gill is currently Vice President for Equitable Growth, Finance, and Institutions, where he led work on macroeconomics, debt, trade, poverty, and governance.

Detailed explanation-3: -The correct answer is Kaushik Basu. On September 5, 2012, World Bank Group President Jim Yong Kim announced the appointment of Kaushik Basu as the New Chief Economist and Senior Vice President of the World Bank Group. He was Chief Economist of the World Bank from 2012 to 2016.

Detailed explanation-4: -In a resignation email to staff, Goldberg said that she had decided it was the “right time” to return to her job at Yale University.

Detailed explanation-5: -Carmen M. Reinhart is the Former Senior Vice President and Chief Economist of the World Bank Group.

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