Amitav Ghosh (1930–16 September 2020) was an Indian
bank
A bank is a financial institution that accepts deposits from the public and creates a demand deposit while simultaneously making loans. Lending activities can be directly performed by the bank or indirectly through capital markets.
Because ...
er. He served for 20 days from 15 January to 4 February 1985, as the 16th governor of the
Reserve Bank of India
The Reserve Bank of India, chiefly known as RBI, is India's central bank and regulatory body responsible for regulation of the Indian banking system. It is under the ownership of Ministry of Finance, Government of India. It is responsible for ...
.
His term was the shortest ever served by any Reserve Bank of India governor.
He died at age 90.
Career
Previously, Ghosh had been appointed RBI deputy governor. Before this Ghosh was the chairman of
Allahabad Bank. He was also a Director of the
IDBI Bank and was on the governing body of the National Institute of Bank Management.
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References
List of Governors of RBI
1930 births
2020 deaths
Indian bankers
Indian civil servants
Governors of the Reserve Bank of India
Businesspeople from Kolkata
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