Claim: Raghuram Rajan is appointed as the Governor of Bank of England.
Fact-check: No, Raghuram Rajan had not been appointed as the Governor of Bank of England - FACTLY
Verdict: andrew bailey is the present governor, bank of england. he was announced as the governor of the bank of england on 20 december 2019, and he began his term on 16 march 2020. when there were reports that raghuram rajan was in the race to become governor of the bank of england, he reportedly denied this in an interview to the bbc. raghuram rajan said that he did not apply to become the governor, bank of england, as he felt that central banking had become more political in the recent times. raghuram rajan was the 23rd governor of the reserve bank of india between september 2013 and september 2016. hence, the claim made in the post is false.
Organisation: FACTLY
Author: Abhishek Mandadi
Date published: 2022-05-09T13:51:55