India appoints Modi ally as new central bank head
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New Delhi: The Indian government named an ally of Prime Minister Narendra Modi as new central bank head after his predecessor quit following a row about alleged government interference.
Shaktikanta Das, named in a government statement as new Reserve Bank of India governor, is a former senior finance ministry official and a key figure in Modi's controversial "demonetisation" scheme of 2016.
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