The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Wednesday (4th Oct 2023) said it has appointed Muneesh Kapur as Executive Director (ED) with effect from October 3, 2023. As executive director,  he will look after the Department of Economic and Policy Research.

Before being promoted to the post of ED, Kapur was Adviser-in-Charge of Monetary Policy Department and secretary to the Monetary Policy Committee, the Reserve Bank said in a statement.

"Over a span of nearly three decades in the Reserve Bank, Kapur has worked in the areas of macroeconomic policy and research and monetary policy in Department of Economic Policy and Research and Monetary Policy Department in RBI", the Reserve Bank statement read.

Kapur has also served as Adviser to Executive Director, International Monetary Fund (IMF) during 2012-15. He holds a Master’s degree in Economics and is a Certified Associate of the Indian Institute of Bankers (CAIIB), the RBI said..

Source : Mint