Moody's upgrades India's economic growth forecast to 7.1% in 2024
The revision comes amid Moody's forecast for Asia-Pacific for 2024, which shows the region outpacing the global economy in terms of growth
The revision comes amid Moody's forecast for Asia-Pacific for 2024, which shows the region outpacing the global economy in terms of growth
India's GDP grew 8.4% in Q3 FY24, much higher than RBI's forecast of 6.5% for Q3 FY24
Latest economic data for October-December revealed a 0.4% Japanese economy's annual contraction and a 0.1% decline from the previous quarter in Japan.
The UN report said tight financial conditions and fiscal and external imbalances will continue to weigh on growth in South Asia in the near term.
India to have GDP 90% larger than China’s and 30% larger than the US by the end of the century
The report notes that approximately 69% of this growth will be propelled by enterprise adoption in sectors such as business services, financial services, education, retail, and healthcare.
Ficci said the downside risks to growth are geopolitical stress, China's slowdown, and below par monsoon among others.
According to Deloitte, investment is also showing 'traction' and the credit-deposit ratio has continued to improve strongly from the lows of the pandemic despite the rising interest rates.
In FY23, the country's GDP growth rate stood at 7.2%, which is higher than the Centre's second advance estimates of 7% and SBI’s forecast of 7.1%.
Distress signals: In FY23, average income and consumption may not breach FY20 level, fiscal spending is lower than FY21 and FY22 and trade deficit zooms to 6% of GDP by December 2022