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Friday, July 25, 2025
TopicChief economist

Topic: Chief economist

56% chief economists expect global economy to weaken in 2024, South Asia remains positive, says WEF

Chief Economists Outlook report explores impact of global uncertainty on economy, growth patterns & AI impact on businesses & financial markets. Moderate growth for China, predict 69%

Harvard’s Carmen Reinhart named World Bank Chief Economist

Reinhart joins the World Bank at a time when President David Malpass has expressed concern that 60 million people may fall into extreme poverty due to Covid-19.

Harvard professor Gita Gopinath appointed IMF’s chief economist

Gopinath is one of the world's outstanding economists, with impeccable academic credentials, IMF managing director Christine Lagarde said.

On Camera

India uses BRICS to push reforms—not to challenge the US

India has been pleading for long to bring reforms in institutions like the United Nations, IMF, and World Bank, which it believes are West-dominated and don’t reflect current global realities.

India-US set to ink mini trade deal soon, reach understanding on agricultural & dairy products

Mini deal will likely see no cut in 10% baseline tariff on Indian exports announced by Trump on 2 April, it is learnt, but additional 26% tariffs are set to be reduced.

DRDO successfully tests latest version of UAV-launched precision missile, ULPGM-V3

Capable of being fired in plain and high-altitude areas, it has day-and-night capability and two-way data link to support post-launch target, aim-point update.

Strategic partner one day, tactical nightmare the next: India’s learning Trumplomacy the hard way

Public, loud, upfront, filled with impropriety and high praise sometimes laced with insults. This is what we call Trumplomacy. But the larger objective is the same: American supremacy.