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Anoop Singh,Asia Pacific director, IMF
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NewsByte on 02 May, 2008 02:41:00
 
Washington: Anoop Singh, who once served as special advisor to Prime Minister
Manmohan Singh when he was the governor of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), has
been named a director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF).Managing director
Dominique Strauss-Kahn today announced,'' Currently director of the IMF's
Western Hemisphere Department, Singh will take over as director of Asia Pacific
Department as part of the 185-member lending organisation's "refocusing effort."
He said that, there are a number of appointments that are in train at the
director-level as part of the Fund's ongoing refocusing effort. It is my
intention to fill these senior positions as quickly as possible."Given the
skills needed by the Fund and its membership, some of positions can be filled
internally. Today, I am announcing my initial actions in this regard,"he added.
Besides working with Manmohan Singh, Anoop Singh has also served as special
advisor to another RBI governor, I G Patel. He has also worked as senior
economic advisor to the vice president, Asia region, the World Bank; and
sometime lecturer in economics in Bombay University.(IANS)