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Ajit Ranade Speaker Profile: At A Glance
Dr. Ranade was the Chief Economist at the Aditya Birla Group, a multinational conglomerate. His professional career has spanned academic and corporate assignments, in India as well as in the US, and he has also been the Chief Economist at ABN Amro Bank. He is a member of the Board of India Today Economists, chairs the CII West Zone Sub Committee on Economic Affairs and the Research Advisory Panel of the Indian Institute of Banking and Finance. He has also been a Chairman of IITBAA. Currently, as the Group Chief Economist of India’s Aditya Birla Group, he heads its economic research arm focusing on macro-economic, policy and sectoral issues.
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