Wednesday, December 12, 2018

Indian government appoints new RBI governor following central bank standoff

Following the shock resignation of India's central bank governor, Urjit Patel, the government has appointed former economic affairs secretary Shaktikanta Das to take over the post.

This comes after India's government has been locked in a tense dispute with the Reserve Bank of India over a number of issues in recent weeks. 

Our correspondent Rebecca Bundhun reports from Mumbai.

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