NEW DELHI: US-based economist Arvind Subramanian is poised to be named as chief economic adviser to Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government, two sources at the finance ministry said on Friday.
If confirmed, the appointment would bring a second economist of international renown to a key policy post following the naming of former International Monetary Fund chief economist Raghuram Rajan as central bank chief last year.
Subramanian, a senior fellow at the Peterson Institute for International Economics, was recommended to the post by Finance Minister Arun Jaitley. Cabinet-level approval is expected to follow.
Published in Dawn, August 23rd, 2014
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