India Exim Bank’s BRICS Economic Research Citation 2023 was presented to the Citation winner, Dr. Digvijay Singh Negi during the 13th Annual BRICS Financial Forum hosted by the Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA) in Cape Town on August 22, 2023 in the presence of heads of member development banks of the BRICS Interbank Cooperation Mechanism.
August 22, 2023: Dr. Digvijay Singh Negi was declared the winner of Export-Import Bank of India’s (India Exim Bank’s) BRICS Economic Research Citation 2023, Dr. Negi was handed over the Citation by Ms. Harsha Bangari, Managing Director, Export-Import Bank of India, in the presence of Prof. Mark Swilling, Chairman, Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA) and Ms Boitumelo Mosako, CEO, Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA), during the 13th BRICS Annual Financial Forum, hosted by Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA) in Cape Town on August 22, 2023. The Forum saw the participation of the heads of member development banks of the BRICS Interbank Cooperation Mechanism viz. the Brazilian Development Bank (BNDES); State Development Corporation 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 Citation comprises prize money of Indian Rupees 1.5 million (approximately USD 20,000), and a medal. Exim Bank’s Occasional Paper titled “Essays on Risk, Insurance and Welfare” based on the Citation winner’s doctoral thesis was also released during the Forum at the hands of Ms. Harsha Bangari, Managing Director, Export-Import Bank of India, Prof. Mark Swilling, Chairman, Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA) and Ms Boitumelo Mosako, CEO, Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA).
The Winning Thesis
Dr. Digvijay Singh Negi won the Citation for his doctoral thesis titled “Essays on Risk, Insurance and Welfare". Dr. Negi received his doctoral degree in 2018 from the Indian Statistical Institute, India. He is currently a Fulbright-Nehru Postdoctoral Fellow at the Cornell University, USA.
The BRICS Economic Research Citation
In the context of India’s Chairmanship of the BRICS Forum during 2016, and under India Exim Bank’s Presidency of the BRICS Interbank Cooperation Mechanism (ICM), India Exim Bank instituted the BRICS Economic Research Citation in March 2016. The objective of the Citation is to stimulate and encourage advanced doctoral research on economics related topics of contemporary relevance to the member nations of BRICS.
The BRICS Economic Research Citation represents India Exim Bank’s on-going efforts at promoting research in the area of international economics, trade & development and related financing. The Citation accepted as entries, doctoral thesis written by nationals of any of the five member nations of BRICS, who have been awarded a doctorate or accepted for award of a doctorate from any University or academic institution globally. The details of the Citation were disseminated globally through advertisements in print and electronic media.
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