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2022

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Who has been named as the new chief economist of the IMF to replace Gita Gopinath?
A
Piotr Trabinski
B
Pablo Moreno Garcia
C
Paul Hilbers
D
Pierre-Olivier Gourinchas
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The International Monetary Fund said on Monday it has appointed French-born University of California-Berkeley economist Pierre-Olivier Gourinchas as the Fund’s next chief economist, replacing Gita Gopinath, who is joining the IMF management team this month.

Detailed explanation-2: -Pierre-Olivier Gourinchas to succeed Gita Gopinath as IMF’s Chief Economist.

Detailed explanation-3: -IANS International Monetary Fund’s chief economist Pierre-Olivier Gourinchas, second from left, and Daniel Leigh, the head of the World Economic Studies Division, right, at the news conference to release the World Economic Outlook report in Washington on Tuesday, October 11, 2022.

Detailed explanation-4: -The first Indian to achieve the honour was Raghuram Rajan who was Chief Economist and Director of Research of IMF between 2003 and 2006.

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