Updated On: 03 December, 2021 12:42 PM IST | Washington | ANI
Although Gopinath had been scheduled to return to her academic position at Harvard University in January next year, she decided to stay and accept the new position

IMF chief economist Gita Gopinath. Pic/AFP
IMF`s First Deputy Managing Director Geoffrey Okamoto will resign next year, and Chief Economist Gita Gopinath will replace him, the fund announced on Thursday.
"The IMF said today that First Deputy Managing Director (FDMD) Geoffrey Okamoto will leave the Fund early next year and that Gita Gopinath, currently the IMF`s Chief Economist, is proposed to be the Fund`s new First Deputy Managing Director," the press release said.