Shaktikanta Das: What forces could drive the recovery? Address by Mr Shaktikanta Das, Governor of the Reserve Bank of India, at the FICCI’s National Executive Committee Meeting, 16 September 2020 * * * 1. Thank you for this opportunity to interact with eminent business leaders of India and distinguished members of the FICCI.
I wish to thank the organisers for hosting this event, undeterred by this still unfolding pandemic that, on a daily basis, tests our resilience and capacity to save lives, households, businesses and the economy. 2. The end-August press release of the National Statistics Office (NSO) was a telling reflection of the ravages of COVID-19.