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Detailed explanation-1: -The First Deputy Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Gita Gopinath has made it as the first woman to be featured on the ‘wall of former chief economists’ of the IMF, making it a proud moment in the history of IMF.

Detailed explanation-2: -First Indian was Raghuram Rajan She is the second Indian to feature on the wall. The first Indian to achieve the honour was Raghuram Rajan who was Chief Economist and Director of Research of IMF between 2003 and 2006.

Detailed explanation-3: -Lagarde became the first woman to be elected as the head of the IMF.

Detailed explanation-4: -Gita Gopinath (born 8 December 1971) is an Indian-American economist who has served as the first deputy managing director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), since 21 January 2022.

Detailed explanation-5: -New Delhi, Jul 7 (PTI) India-born Gita Gopinath became the first woman and second Indian to feature on the ‘wall of former chief economists’ of the International Monetary Fund (IMF). The first Indian to achieve the honour was Raghuram Rajan who was Chief Economist and Director of Research of IMF between 2003 and 2006.