Urjit Patel

Former RBI governor Urjit Patel was on Tuesday appointed as vice president for investment operations in South Asia at the Beijing-based Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB)

He has been appointed as the Additional Director with effect from March 31 for a five-year period

Acharya said there are analysts who blame the efforts undertaken by RBI under Rajan and Patel for the current slowdown

Former finance secretary Garg had last year opted for voluntary retirement after being transferred to Power ministry

Govt must be open to economists' advice and correct course

The former RBI governor has served a warning on the intractable problem of bad loans

This book hit the markets on the same day as the one by Urjit Patel, who was RBI governor at that time

The MPC held its first meeting in October 2016 under then-Governor Urjit Patel

The members can come from diverse backgrounds such as finance, labour and economics, and must have a say in the entire interest-rate architecture

The basic argument that Mr Patel has been making has its roots in the discourse on banking reform and reducing dominant state ownership and control over the banks

Patel served as the 24th governor of the Reserve Bank of India from September 2016 to December 2018

A more caring India would provide for Universal Basic Income

"'Efforts to clean the banking system cost him his job'. Why? PM didn't want him to go after wilful defaulters," Gandhi said

Structural problems in banking system would affect recovery

Patel recalls the events surrounding his resignation in a book released on Friday

Patel's book description says that sovereigns do not need to earn or save before spending money. They can either print or borrow.

In many ways, this is Patel's home ground. Two of his papers, co-authored with Willem H Buiter, on fiscal policies and deficits were acclaimed by economists

In a Q&A, the director of NIPFP, who steps down in August, dwells on his reasons for quitting and his future plans,

Patel will replace Vijay Kelkar, who assumed office on November 1, 2014

Concerted efforts are required from the central bank and the government