Raghuram Rajan is Professor of Finance at the University of Chicago’s Booth School of Business. He served as governor of the Reserve Bank of India from 2013 to 2016  and chief economist and director of research at the International Monetary Fund (IMF) from 2003 to 2006. He is well known for warning of the 2008 financial crisis and is the author of six books including Breaking the Mold: India’s Untraveled Path to Prosperity (2024) with Rohit Lamba. See his bio here.

Ann Bernstein, CDE’s executive director will be in conversation with Dr Rajan. The discussion will  focus on economic growth and India’s prospects for increased prosperity and continued democracy.

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Date:    Tuesday 20 August 2024
Time:    5 to 6 pm SAST
Registration: https://cde-org-za.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_23YKH9ozSBWhoxziL74TTw

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For nearly 30 years, CDE has influenced policy in South Africa’s democracy. We have established ourselves as a unique policy think tank and prominent public ‘voice’ promoting enterprise and development in South Africa and emerging markets. We have built a wide network throughout the country and with leading global experts and think tanks, especially in democratic developing countries.

CDE’s flagship project, AGENDA 2024: Priorities for South Africa’s new government, based on extensive policy work and collaboration with experts, business leaders, former public servants and academics, sets out to answer what is by far the most important question facing South Africa: What can a new government do to get the country back on track after 15 years of stagnation and decline? See related media statements here, the op-eds here and the first reports in the ACTION series, here