Chief Economist

Indermit Gill worked at the World Bank from 1993 to 2016, where his assignments included Director of Development Policy in Development Economics, chief economist for Europe and Central Asia, and acting chief economist for East Asia and the Pacific, among others.

Meet Gita Gopinath’s successor Pierre-Olivier Gourinchas, the IMF's new chief economist

The IMF has announced that French economist Pierre-Olivier Gourinchas will be succeeding Gita Gopinath as the fund’s chief economist. In December 2021, Gopinath, who has served the IMF for three years, was promoted to IMF’s first Deputy Managing Director. Gourinchas will begin his part-time charge from January 24 before assuming full role from April 1.

Bank of England's outspoken, inflation-wary chief economist Andy Haldane to quit

Haldane has been the most upbeat member of the BoE’s Monetary Policy Committee about the chance of a sharp economic recovery from the COVID pandemic, and in February he warned that an inflationary “tiger” might be stirring.

Sebi invites applications for chief economist post

It would be a first for Sebi to have a chief economist, who would be responsible for overall macro-economic scenario analysis including interplay of various financial sector regulatory activities.

Tata Sons hires Roopa Purushothaman as Chief Economist

Purushothaman, who will join Tata Sons with effect from September 1, comes from Everstone Capital, where she was leading the research function.

UBI scheme should have a cut off income, says Kaushik Basu

"The Universal Basic Income scheme should give a cut off income & ask ones above it to voluntarily forego it. That'll also be a civics lesson," Basu, who is currently Professor of Economics at Cornell University, said in a tweet.

Keep LTCG at 0%, but raise period to 3 years: Economist

Speaking to CNBC-TV18 Ajit Ranade, Chief Economist at Aditya Birla Group said that he believes there is a need to increase duration of long-term capital gains window to 3 years from 1 year while maintaining the tax rate at 0 percent.

See re weakening against $; secular upswing underway: Economist

Speaking to CNBC-TV18 Taimur Baig, Chief Economist, Asia And Global Markets Research at Deutsche Bank AG said that there is a secular upswing in global activities which is supported by industrials, among others.

GDP growth may slow down to 6% in this quarter: Economist

Speaking to CNBC-TV18 A Prasanna, Chief Economist, I-Sec PD, said that the economy is unlikely to recover fully in Q3.

Looking at 66-68 range for rupee against US dollar: Citi

Speaking to CNBC-TV18 Samiran Chakraborty, Chief Economist at CITI said that rupee has to be seen in a relative context. The dollar is getting stronger, he admitted, but the rupee is overvalued against a basket of currencies.

Here are key takeaways from the minutes of first MPC meet

The Reserve Bank of India on Tuesday released the minutes of the first monetary policy committee (MPC) meet.

FY17 GDP to be closer to GVA estimate of 7.6%: I-Sec PD

In an interview with CNBC-TV18, A Prasanna, Chief Economist at ICICI Securities Primary Dealership, said the house maintains its FY17 GVA estimate at 7.6 percent as the Q1 GVA number released yesterday was not very disappointing.

RBI Monetary Policy: Here's why RBI may execute a surprise rate cut, says BoFA-ML

There are strong fundamental reasons for RBI to cut key interest rates, believes Indranil Sengupta, Chief Economist, India, BoFA ML.

Basu hails GST, says any price rise to be short-term

Hailing the passage of the GST Bill, World Bank Chief Economist Kaushik Basu today said any immediate "price jerk or inflation" would be a one-time affair, but the tax reform's long-term growth benefit will be immense.

India unlikely to see many new cities, says Bibek Debroy

Debroy was of the view that almost half of the increase in urbanisation between 2001 and 2011, is in census towns, which raises governance problems of their own.

Brexit fallout: Citi sees rupee at 70 to a dollar in long-term

Speaking to CNBC-TV18, Samiran Chakraborty, Chief Economist at Citi says that the infrastructure space is slowing down. It is an aberration because of a slow base last year, he said. Regarding the Seventh Pay Commision, he said there is a mathematical component of the pay commission that comes through the consumer price index.

US receives $348 billion FDI in 2015

The United States received a whopping USD 348 billion in foreign direct investment in 2015, more than the double it received the previous year, latest US figures said today.

RBI 'not a cheerleader', but it still cheers markets in 2015

Raghuram Rajan's term ends on September 3, 2016 and whether the outspoken Governor gets an extension, like his most of his predecessors, or not is something that will be keenly watched in the New Year.

See Oct IIP at 9.6%, Nov lower at 4.5-5%: IDFC

Indranil Pan, Chief Economist, IDFC expects an uptick in October IIP, which could be led by the capital goods sector that saw an upward trend on back of government spending.

China October services activity rises to 3-month high

The Caixin/Markit Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) rose to 52.0 in October from September's 14-month low of 50.5, hitting the highest level since July 2015. A reading above 50 points signifies growth on a monthly basis, while one below that points to a contraction.

Bengaluru tops in rental yields: Report

According to a report by property consultant Knight Frank on forecast of top 20 global cities with highest rental yields till 2015-end, Bengaluru topped the list offering a return of 10.5 percent, followed by Mumbai at 10 percent and Delhi at nine percent.

VW could pose bigger threat to Germany than Greek crisis

Volkswagen is the biggest of Germany's car makers and one of the country's largest employers, with more than 270,000 jobs in its home country and even more working for suppliers.

Biz sentiment drops on weak rupee, global demand: Survey

Prime Minister Narendra Modi's historic victory had led to a substantial rise in confidence in 2014 on expectations that his government's pro-business policies would improve business environment.

Wall St now sees a Sept Fed rate hike: CNBC survey

Despite harrowing market volatility and rising anxiety over global growth, 49 percent see the Fed hiking rates this month.

Trichet to Fed: Ignore the IMF, World Bank

In early September, both the World Bank and the IMF cautioned the US central bank against raising rates until the world economy was on a surer footing.