Gita Gopinath: an interview with the former second in command at the IMF

吉塔·戈皮纳特:国际货币基金组织前第二号人物的访谈

Money Talks from The Economist

2025-10-23

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The coronavirus pandemic, war in Europe and the perpetual problem that is Argentina have made the last few years some of the most tumultuous in the International Monetary Fund's history. As the fund's chief economist, then as First Deputy Managing Director, Gita Gopinath was in the middle of the upheaval. Now she's at Harvard and free to speak candidly about what it was like  to be in the IMF leadership, dealing with a tense and fractured geopolitical backdrop, as well as critics in the Trump administration.  Hosts: Mike Bird, Ethan Wu and Alice Fulwood. Guest: Gita Gopinath Transcripts of our podcasts are available via economist.com/podcasts. Listen to what matters most, from global politics and business to science and technology—subscribe to Economist Podcasts+.
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  • There's new duties for Gita Gopinath.

  • She is first deputy managing director at the International Monetary Fund.

  • There was a celebration across all of economics with this announcement.

  • In 2022, Gita Gopinath was promoted to number two at the IMF.

  • As chief economist,

  • she'd already led research into the effects of pandemic shutdowns on the global economy and the cost of vaccinating as many people as possible.

  • The International Monetary Fund has proposed a $50 billion plan to end the COVID-19 pandemic.

  • Then, just months into her new job, she faced another crisis when Russia invaded Ukraine.

  • The IMF has this week unblocked $1.4 billion in emergency financial aid for Kyiv.

  • It says it is ready to help neighboring countries as well with further assistance as required.

  • And of course, she had to deal with the IMF's on-again, off-again sweetheart.

  • Since 1958, the IMF has granted Argentina 23 loans.

  • It owes the fund more money and has defaulted more times than any other country.

  • All of that was made a lot more complicated by President Trump's Treasury Secretary, Scott Besson.

  • The IMF has suffered from mission creep.