IMF raises India’s 2023 GDP growth forecast to 6.1%
Live MintThe International Monetary Fund on Tuesday revised India’s GDP growth forecast to 6.1% for 2023, up from 5.9% projected by the financial institution earlier this year as a result of stronger domestic investment. “Growth in India is projected at 6.1% in 2023, a 0.2 percentage point upward revision compared with the April projection, reflecting momentum from stronger-than-expected growth in the fourth quarter of 2022 as a result of stronger domestic investment,” IMF said in a report. Earlier in June, Fitch Ratings raised its FY24 growth forecast for the Indian economy to 6.3%, from 6% predicted earlier, citing strong growth in the April-June quarter so far and sustained near-term momentum. In terms of quarterly break-ups, the central bank expects 8% growth in the June quarter, followed by 6.5%, 6% and 5.7% in the subsequent quarters, RBI governor Shaktikanta Das said at the end of the Monetary Policy Committee meeting last month.