EGROW Foundation has constituted a Shadow Monetary Policy Committee of academicians, practioners and financial market specialists.

As Mentioned Previously, the EGROW SMPC will meet regularly every two months, a day before the monetary policy is announced by the RBI. It will enter its eleventh phase of discussion and will present views on monetary policy and the direction of interest rates on July 31, 2020.

The SMPC aims to transparently discuss the interest rate scenario considering economic conditions within the country amidst the context of global situation. The aim is to build and contribute to the debate on macroeconomics and monetary policy by a set of economists thinking independently on these issues. The objective of this exercise is also to provide inputs to the officials involved in policy making, after extensive discussions and deliberations.

Venue: Webinar

Date and Time: Friday, July 31, 2020, from 4:00 pm to 5:30 pm

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Panellists

	Dr. Arvind Virmani Former Chief Economic Adivisor, Govt. of India, and Former Executive Director, IMF
	Shri S.C Aggarwal Senior Member, ASSOCHAM and Chairman & Managing Director, SMC Global Securities Ltd.
	Indranil Sen Gupta Chief Economist, Bank of America Merill Lynch
	Mr. Abheek Barua Chief Economist and Executive Vice President, HDFC Bank
	Dr. Ashima Goyal Professor of Economics, Indira Gandhi Institue of Development and Research
	Ms. Upasna Bhardhwaj Senior Vice President, Kotak Mahindra Bank
	Charan Singh Chief Executive and Director, EGROW foundation.