Gita Gopinath to quit as IMF chief economist, return to Harvard

IMF's Chief Economist Gita Gopinath will leave her job in January next year and return to the prestigious Harvard University, according to the global financial institution. Photograph: Charles......

Economist Kalpana Kochhar to retire from IMF in July

Indian economist Kalpana Kochhar, who heads the Human Resources Department of the International Monetary Fund, is leaving the organisation to join the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, the IMF......

Economist Surjit S Bhalla appointed as executive director for India at IMF

Bhalla will succeed former RBI deputy governor Subir Gokarn, who died in the US on July 30 after a brief illness. Eminent economist Surjit S Bhalla was on Tuesday appointed as the executive......

Gender parity in workforce can boost India's GDP by 27%: Lagarde

India's GDP can expand by a whopping 27 per cent if the number of female workers increases to the same level as that of men, International Monetary Fund's chief Christine Lagarde said ohn Sunday.......