New Delhi, July 22 -- Gita Gopinath, the Deputy Manager of the International Monetary Fund, will step down from her role at the global organisation in August, it said on Monday.

Gopinath, born in India and now a US citizen, joined the IMF in 2019 as the chief economist - the first woman to serve that role. She quickly rose ranks to become the global organisation's No. 2 official in 2022.

Her resignation will give US President Donald Trump an opportunity to name her replacement and put his stamp on the global crisis lender.

IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva will name a successor to Gopinath in "due course," the IMF said.

Gita Gopinath resigned from her post at the IMF more than a year before her tenure ends.

The IMF in its st...