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India Exim Bank’s BRICS Economic Research Award 2022 was presented to the Award winner, Dr. Apoorv Gupta during the 12^th Annual BRICS Financial Forum hosted online by China Development Bank (CDB), on June 17, 2022 in the presence of heads of member development banks of the BRICS Interbank Cooperation Mechanism.

Dr.Apoorv Guptawas declared the winner of Export-Import Bank of India’s (India Exim Bank’s) BRICS Economic Research Award 2022 by Ms. Harsha Bangari, Managing Director, Export-Import Bank of India, during the 12^thBRICS Annual Financial Forum, hosted online by China Development Bank,on June17, 2022. The Forum saw the participation of the heads of member development banks of the BRICS Interbank Cooperation Mechanism viz. the Brazilian Development Bank (BNDES); VEB.RF; China Development Bank (CDB); Export-Import Bank of India (India Exim Bank) and Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA), along with the New Development Bank. The Award comprises prize money of Indian Rupees 1.5 million (approximately USD 20,000), a medal and a citation.

The Winning Thesis

Dr.Apoorv Guptawon the Award for his doctoral thesis “Essays on Finance and Development”. Dr. Gupta received hisdoctoral degree in 2020 from Northwestern University, USA. He is currently working as Assistant Professor of Economics, Dartmouth College, USA.