India growth rate News
IMF has projected an impressive 11.5 per cent growth rate for India in 2021
China is next with 8.1 per cent growth in 2021 followed by Spain (5.9 per cent) and France (5.5 per cent)
The IMF Board is tentatively scheduled to meet on July 18 for its annual meeting on India.
India's GDP in value terms currently stands at USD 2.5 trillion -- making it the sixth largest economy in the world.
He said that the reason behind India starting off with multiple rates under was that the country had 17 taxes and 23 cesses, which were all amalgamated into the GST.
The report painted a rosier outlook for the world economy overall.
India's fiscal deficit is expected to narrow further to 3.2 percent of GDP in 2018.
South and East Asia remain the world's most "dynamic regions" accounting for nearly half of global growth in 2017.
The UN growth projections for China is 6.5 percent next year and 6.3 percent in 2019
India's growth rate is likely to accelerate to 7.2% in 2018, 7.4% in 2019: UN
India is projected to once again become the world's fastest-growing major economy in 2019
Jaitley said that India will need Rs 50 lakh crore investment in next 5 years.
According to the global financial services major, although reforms over the past year have caused disruptions that will likely mean lower growth rates in the near term, they should allow India to unleash more of its undoubted potential over the medium term.
The US State Department in a report said that India's 7.5 percent growth rate may be "overstated".
New Delhi: Forecasting Indian economy to grow 7.5 percent in the current and next year, Moody's Investors Service today said the expansion is primarily driven by rising consumption and sustained improvement in private investment was needed to maintain the momentum.
Govt has lowered the economic growth forecast for the current fiscal to 7-7.5 percent from previously projected 8.1-8.5 percent.
Aspirational India is not satisfied with the current growth rate which is way below the country's potential, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said on Tuesday.
India's growth rate has been marginally lowered from the previous 7.5 per cent to 7.3 per cent this year due to a difficult external environment, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has said.
He also said monsoons are progressing well and there are expectations that "rain gods will be kinder" this year, which would result in higher production of pulses and other items.
The global recovery, while moderate and uneven, will continue to support Asia's exports, says the report.
He made the remarks in his maiden public appearance hours after arriving here to attend the annual spring meeting of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank.
She said that state governments and the corporate sector were important stake holders in improving the country's growth rate.
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