Question: Who has been appointed next director and chief executive of the Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations (ICRIER)?
(a) Gita Gopinath
(b) Anshula Kant
(c) Deepak Mishra
(d) Rajat Kathuria
Answer: (c)
Related facts:
- Deepak Mishra has been appointed as the next director and chief executive of the Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations (ICRIER).
- He will replace Rajat Kathuria who has been heading the ICRIER since 1st September 2012.
- Deepak Mishra is currently working as the Practice Manager in the World Bank’s Macroeconomics, Trade, and Investment Global Practice.
- Deepak Mishra has led various key positions including co-director of the World Development Report 2016 (Digital Dividends), country economist for Ethiopia, Pakistan, Sudan, and Vietnam.
By-Amar Mani Upadhyay