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FILE PHOTO: Pierre-Olivier Gourinchas, Director and Economic Counsellor, Research Department IMF, speaks during an interview with Reuters on the first day of the annual meeting of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank, following last month's deadly earthquake, in Marrakech, Morocco, October 9, 2023. REUTERS/Susana Vera/File Photo
IMF chief economist Pierre-Olivier Gourinchas, asked about calls by U.S. President Donald Trump for the removal of Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, on Tuesday underscored the importance of preserving central banks' independence to maintain their credibility in fighting inflation.
(Reporting by Andrea Shalal and David Lawder; Editing by Chizu Nomiyama)
