"Happy To Hand Baton": Gita Gopinath's Last Release As IMF Chief Economist

"Today was my last World Economic Outlook release. Happy to hand the baton to @pogourinchas and wish him the best," Gita Gopinath tweeted.

Indian-American Gita Gopinath discussed the World economic Outlook for one last time before Pierre-Olivier Gourinchas succeeds her as IMF's chief economist. Today was my last World Economic Outlook release. Happy to hand the baton to ⁦@pogourinchas⁩ and wish him the best. pic.twitter.com/uHXC3fi8Ey

"Today was my last World Economic Outlook release. Happy to hand the baton to @pogourinchas and wish him the best," Ms Gopinath tweeted.

The current IMF chief economist discussed the new strain Omicron, supply disruptions, high inflation, policy pivots, among other things.

"We have a downgrade for global growth this year, there are numerous challenges facing the global economy. We still remain in the grip of the pandemic. Inflation is too high in many countries. There are supply disruptions in many places. But at the same time, the global recovery is continuing and let's hope that we can make 2022 truly the year we exit the pandemic; that'll require a lot more global cooperation," she said in a video message on Twitter.