Once the world’s fastest growing economy, India faces a slowdown
5 years, 1 month ago

Once the world’s fastest growing economy, India faces a slowdown

Al Jazeera  

India’s economy grew at the slowest pace in more than six years and the pain is widespread. “The private sector is definitely down both for consumption and investment and that’s the fundamental problem in the economy today,” said Madan Sabnavis, chief economist at CARE Ratings. “We’ll have to live with this low growth scenario for the rest of the year.” That slowdown has been visible across the country including in the low growth of utilities, including electricity – 3.6 percent, down from 8.7 percent a year earlier – indicating a slowdown in manufacturing, economists say. Never seen a drop like this For the five months ending August, India’s auto sector saw a dip of 13.3 percent in sales compared with the same period a year earlier, according to CARE Ratings. “Business is down nearly 20 percent this year,” said store manager Shiv Thakur, a first in that store’s eight-year history.

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The week in charts: GDP estimate, Nadella’s plan, ₹100 crore homes
4 days, 6 hours ago

The week in charts: GDP estimate, Nadella’s plan, ₹100 crore homes

Live Mint  

The first advance estimates released on Tuesday forecast India's growth at 6.4%, the slowest in four years. Services dominance India’s services exports surpassed goods exports, reaching $35.7 billion—about $3 billion more than goods--in November 2024, preliminary data showed. India’s share in global services exports has steadily grown, reaching 4.2% by 2023, while its share in goods exports has remained flat …

Decoding India’s growth slowdown
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5 days, 4 hours ago

Decoding India’s growth slowdown

The Hindu  

The first advance estimates of India’s Gross Domestic Product in 2024-25, released by the National Statistics Office this week, shows a decline in the real GDP growth rate to 6.4% from 8.2% registered in 2023-24. The annual growth rates of real gross fixed capital formation in public and private sectors During the 10 years of the United Progressive Alliance rule, …

​Growth chill: On the economy
6 days, 12 hours ago

​Growth chill: On the economy

The Hindu  

The National Statistics Office has confirmed emerging fears about the economy’s evidently sluggish trajectory through this year in its first Gross Domestic Product estimates for 2024-25. While the election-focused first quarter hit public capital spending, the second quarter was marred by weak demand and still underwhelming public capex, dragging GDP growth to a seven-quarter low of 5.4%. The NSO’s projection …

DC Edit | Fall in consumption signals economic slump lies ahead
6 days, 12 hours ago

DC Edit | Fall in consumption signals economic slump lies ahead

Deccan Chronicle  

The Indian economy is likely to record the slowest growth in the last four years at 6.4 per cent in the next financial year 2024-25, according to the first advance estimates released by the government on Tuesday. The growth in the manufacturing sector, constrained by weak exports and slowing global demand, is expected to muted at 5.3 per cent from …

Watch: Indian economy: what to expect in 2025?
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Watch: Indian economy: what to expect in 2025?

The Hindu  

At the start of 2024, there was a lot of excitement about the Indian economy - the country was one of the fastest growing economies in the world and there was anticipation that India will become a $4 trillion economy in 2024-25 and become the world’s third-largest economy by 2027. However, the latest data from the National Statistics Office showed …

India Sees Economic Growth at 6.5% for the Year Through March
2 weeks, 5 days ago

India Sees Economic Growth at 6.5% for the Year Through March

Live Mint  

-- India expects the economy to grow at around 6.5% in the year through March, against 8.2% a year before, after the economy slowed unexpectedly in the July-September quarter. “We expect the economy to grow at around 6.5% in real terms in financial year 2024-25,” the Department of Economic Affairs said in its monthly economic review for November. “India’s growth …

Indian Economy To Recover In Q3 As Rural Demand Continues To Climb, Says State Of The Economy Report
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3 weeks ago

Indian Economy To Recover In Q3 As Rural Demand Continues To Climb, Says State Of The Economy Report

ABP News  

India’s gross domestic product growth is expected to make a comeback in the third quarter of the current financial year, the latest State of the Economy report by the Reserve Bank of India revealed. This revival is being backed by robust festive activity and a consistent upswing in rural demand, the report authored by RBI staff including Deputy Governor Michael …

India’s high-frequency indicators recovering in Q3, to lift GDP in H2: RBI December Bulletin
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India’s high-frequency indicators recovering in Q3, to lift GDP in H2: RBI December Bulletin

Live Mint  

Mumbai: Several high-frequency indicators for the third quarter of the current financial year show that the Indian economy is recovering from the slowdown in momentum witnessed in the previous three months ended September, according to a paper in the Reserve Bank of India’s monthly bulletin. The recovery in Q3 of FY25 is being driven by strong festival activity and sustained …

How the Indian economy fared in 2024, in 9 charts
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How the Indian economy fared in 2024, in 9 charts

Live Mint  

The year 2024 kept governments across the world on tenterhooks, with more than 60 countries, including India, holding elections, injecting uncertainty about how the outcomes would shape future fiscal, monetary, and trade policies. The Indian economy faced several challenges in 2024, from slowing growth to stubborn inflation to risks associated with personal loan growth. While the fight against inflation made …

GDP growth slowing down to 5.4% in second qtr only a temporary blip: Sitharaman
4 weeks ago

GDP growth slowing down to 5.4% in second qtr only a temporary blip: Sitharaman

Live Mint  

Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday said that economic expansion rate in the last three years had averaged 8.3% and that the “less than expected” 5.4% growth in the September quarter, which followed the quarter in which national polls were held, should not be the basis for forecasting future growth. Responding to a debate in the Lok Sabha, Sitharaman said …

GDP growth slowing down to 5.4% in second qtr only a temporary blip: Sitharaman
4 weeks ago

GDP growth slowing down to 5.4% in second qtr only a temporary blip: Sitharaman

Live Mint  

Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday said that economic expansion rate in the last three years had averaged 8.3% and that the “less than expected” 5.4% growth in the September quarter, which followed the quarter in which national polls were held, should not be the basis for forecasting future growth. Responding to a debate in the Lok Sabha, Sitharaman said …

Will India's economic growth pick up pace? Nirmala Sitharaman answers
4 weeks, 1 day ago

Will India's economic growth pick up pace? Nirmala Sitharaman answers

India Today  

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday said that India’s economy will see healthy growth in the coming quarters despite the lower-than-expected GDP numbers for the second quarter. India’s GDP growth for the July-September quarter fell sharply to 5.4% from 6.7% in the previous quarter, marking an 18-month low, as per data released by the National Statistics Office in November. However, …

India’s Private Sector Hits 4-Month High in December: PMI Data
4 weeks, 1 day ago

India’s Private Sector Hits 4-Month High in December: PMI Data

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: Showing the resilience in India's economy with solid momentum, the India's private sector growth hit four-month high at the fastest pace in December, helping the economy on a positive note at the end of the year, underpinned by sturdier demand in both services and manufacturing along with a record jobs growth, a private survey showed on Monday. As …

Govt confident of economic rebound despite global challenges, says Piyush Goyal
1 month ago

Govt confident of economic rebound despite global challenges, says Piyush Goyal

Live Mint  

New Delhi: Despite global uncertainties owing to supply-chain disturbances following the Red Sea crisis, union commerce and industry minister Piyush Goyal has said he was confident that India's economic growth would be back on track by the end of the fiscal year. Speaking at Times Network’s India Economic Conclave on Thursday, Goyal said, "There was an election in the first …

India's Services Sector Growth Stays Strong, Defies Inflation
1 month, 1 week ago

India's Services Sector Growth Stays Strong, Defies Inflation

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: The growth in India’s dominant services sector remained strong in November despite the inflationary pressure for over a decade. As per the survey by seasonally adjusted HSBC India Services Business Activity, the India’s services Purchasing Managers’ Index or PMI was down marginally to 58.4 from 58.5 in October as sales increased at a softer pace. Commenting on the …

India’s GDP growth shocker: Bad news can be good too
1 month, 1 week ago

India’s GDP growth shocker: Bad news can be good too

Live Mint  

India’s growth in gross domestic product of 5.4% in the three months ended 30 September, or the second quarter of 2024-25, was a shocker. It’s the lowest level seen since the third quarter of 2022-23 and a sharp drop from 8.1% growth in the same period last year and also from 6.7% in the first quarter of 2024-25. Given the …

India’s growth slowdown: Yes, RBI does need to respond
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India’s growth slowdown: Yes, RBI does need to respond

Live Mint  

The Indian economy is in the midst of a cyclical slowdown. The Indian government is still in the process of getting public finances back into shape after the pandemic shock, when it had to support economic activity even as tax collections collapsed. There is a compelling case for the monetary policy committee, which is meeting this week to decide its …

Congress criticises PM with 'voodoo economics' jibe over slowing GDP growth
1 month, 1 week ago

Congress criticises PM with 'voodoo economics' jibe over slowing GDP growth

India Today  

Congress on Tuesday took a dig at the central government over the GDP growth slowing to a near two-year low and said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi's "voodoo economic policies" put India in the middle of a vicious economic cycle of low growth, no jobs, low income and high prices. "Thanks to Narendra Modi and his voodoo economic policies, India …

GDP numbers a cause for worry
1 month, 1 week ago

GDP numbers a cause for worry

Hindustan Times  

That the Indian economy would lose some momentum as the pent-up demand from the pandemic was exhausted was a given. The September quarter headline GDP growth of 5.4% was more than a percentage point lower than what private and the Reserve Bank of India forecasts expected. The Indian economy’s tepid growth performance is a result of weak animal spirits triggering …

‘Indian economy cannot progress as long as…’: Rahul Gandhi hits out at Centre
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1 month, 1 week ago

‘Indian economy cannot progress as long as…’: Rahul Gandhi hits out at Centre

Hindustan Times  

Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi on Sunday said that the India's Gross Domestic Product growth rate has fallen to its lowest in two years at 5.4 percent. Rahul Gandhi on Sunday said India's GDP growth has dropped to 5.4 percent, the lowest in two years. The thing is clear - the Indian economy cannot progress as …

At the root of slowdown: It’s politics, stupid
1 month, 2 weeks ago

At the root of slowdown: It’s politics, stupid

New Indian Express  

The murmurs and fears echoing in living rooms, bazaars and C-suites for weeks and months have come home to roost. On Friday, the ministry of statistics informed India that GDP growth in the July-September quarter, at 5.4 percent, has fallen from 8.1 percent in the same period last year—the slowest in nearly two years. The reality of a slowdown has …

India’s GDP growth slows to 5.4% in Q2, below RBI estimate: Govt data
1 month, 2 weeks ago

India’s GDP growth slows to 5.4% in Q2, below RBI estimate: Govt data

Hindustan Times  

NEW DELHI: India’s growth of gross domestic product slowed to a seven-quarter low during July-September quarter of 2024-25, data released by the ministry of statistics and programme implementation showed. India remains the fastest-growing major economy as China’s GDP growth in the July-September quarter this year was 4.6%. The economy expanded 5.4% in the quarter ending September 2024 from a year …

India's GDP growth slows to 5.4% in Q2 2024-25: Govt data
1 month, 2 weeks ago

India's GDP growth slows to 5.4% in Q2 2024-25: Govt data

Hindustan Times  

India's Gross Domestic Product growth slowed down to 5.4% during the second quarter of the financial year 2024-25 due to the falling growth rate in manufacturing, consumption, and mining. India's GDP growth slows to 5.4% in Q2 2024-25, govt data shows In comparison, the GDP growth rate was 8.1% in the second quarter of 2023-24, according to government data released …

India's Q2 GDP slows to 5.4%, hits 18-month low on weak consumption
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1 month, 2 weeks ago

India's Q2 GDP slows to 5.4%, hits 18-month low on weak consumption

India Today  

India’s GDP growth for the July-September quarter fell sharply to 5.4%, marking an 18-month low, as per data released by the National Statistics Office on Friday. Manufacturing growth decelerated significantly to 2.2%, compared to 14.3% in the same quarter last year and 7% in the previous quarter. The weaker-than-expected GDP growth raises concerns about the sustainability of economic recovery, particularly …

India's Growth Outlook: A Beacon of Stability Despite Temporary Slowdown
2 months, 3 weeks ago

India's Growth Outlook: A Beacon of Stability Despite Temporary Slowdown

Deccan Chronicle  

India's growth outlook remains steady despite a temporary slowdown in momentum in the second quarter of 2024-25. The country's aggregate demand is expected to shrug off the slowdown due to the pick-up in festival demand and consumer confidence. Domestic manufacturing and services PMI have shown signs of improvement, while rural demand is expected to get a boost from the improved …

Private sector activity grew at 10-month low pace in September
3 months, 1 week ago

Private sector activity grew at 10-month low pace in September

The Hindu  

Growth in India’s private sector activity slowed to a ten-month low this September, as per the HSBC India Composite Output Index, which slipped from 60.7 in August to 58.3 last month, as factories and services players clocked a reduction in momentum. While manufacturing sector activity mellowed in September, with factory output and sales growing at the slowest pace so far …

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4 months ago

Business News: Catch All Stock Market and Business Updates in Just 2 Minutes | ABP News

ABP News  

Retail inflation in India is projected to stay below 4% for August 2024, according to recent reports. The Consumer Price Index, a key measure of retail inflation, is expected to remain within this range due to various factors influencing the market. Additionally, the prices of essential goods and services have not seen major spikes, contributing to the overall lower inflation …

India growth slows to 6.7% on lower consumer spending
4 months, 2 weeks ago

India growth slows to 6.7% on lower consumer spending

Hindustan Times  

India's economic growth slowed to 6.7 percent on-year in the April-June quarter, official data showed Friday, as lower government outlays and lacklustre consumer spending weighed on the world's fifth-largest economy. India growth slows to 6.7% on lower consumer spending Friday's reading still places the world's most populous country among the fastest-growing major economies globally. Year-on-year gross domestic product grew at …

How weak consumption growth is holding back the Indian economy's potential
5 months, 2 weeks ago

How weak consumption growth is holding back the Indian economy's potential

Hindustan Times  

Ashlesh —34-year-old former data entry operator at a small firm in Ghaziabad, and originally from the village of Ambar Nagar in Balrampur, in Uttar Pradesh — immediately wanted to make it big in life the day after he had lost his job. ‘As if there is no effect of the high growth here,” Ashlesh said, echoing concerns shared by Amit …

China's economic growth sharply below forecast in last quarter as consumer demand weakens
6 months ago

China's economic growth sharply below forecast in last quarter as consumer demand weakens

India TV News  

China’s economy grew at a slower-than-forecast 4.7 per cent annual rate in the last quarter, the government said on Monday. The world's second-largest economy grew 4.7 per cent in April-June, official data showed, its slowest since the first quarter of 2023 and missing a 5.1 per cent analyst forecast in a Reuters poll. United Nations' projections for India The United …

India to remain fastest growing Asia-Pacific economy in 2024, predicts Moody's
7 months ago

India to remain fastest growing Asia-Pacific economy in 2024, predicts Moody's

India TV News  

Moody's latest Ratings revealed that India is poised to maintain its position as the Asia-Pacific region's top-performing economy in 2024, continuing the robust growth driven by domestic factors seen last year. India to remain fastest growing economy: World Bank Earlier this week, a Work Bank report stated that India will remain the fastest-growing major economy recording a steady growth of …

GDP growth impresses, but rural demand remains a worry
7 months, 2 weeks ago

GDP growth impresses, but rural demand remains a worry

New Indian Express  

India’s economic growth seems to be going gangbusters. Ending nearly a decade-long wait, real GDP growth crossed the 8 percent mark, touching 8.2 percent in 2023-24. Provisional data released by the National Statistics Office also showed that the gross value added—net of subsidies and taxes, and hence considered a better measure of economic activity—grew by 7.2 percent. Agriculture and allied …

Indian economy to grow at 6.7% between fiscals 2024 to 2031: CRISIL
11 months, 1 week ago

Indian economy to grow at 6.7% between fiscals 2024 to 2031: CRISIL

The Hindu  

“The Indian economy is expected to grow at an average rate of 6.7% per annum until the end of the decade,” CRISIL said in its latest report. “This is a result of the investment-driven strategy of the government when the private sector was shy of making investments.” “The government increased capital expenditure significantly to support building expenditure and providing interest-free …

Positive GDP Surprise: Growth in Private Consumption Remains Critical
1 year ago

Positive GDP Surprise: Growth in Private Consumption Remains Critical

News 18  

The government’s first advance estimate of the Gross Domestic Product for the current fiscal, which will end in March, has been a positive surprise for most economists. Rajani Sinha, the Chief Economist of CARE Ratings, said MOSPI’s projection of the GDP “seems to be relatively optimistic, surpassing the RBI’s estimate of 7% and our own projection of 6.8 per cent”. …

Sprinting when world is limping
1 year, 3 months ago

Sprinting when world is limping

Hindustan Times  

With a 6.3% growth in 2023-24 and 2024-25, India will continue to be the fastest growing major economy in the world, the International Monetary Fund said in its World Economic Outlook on October 10. Unless the situation in West Asia really flares up after Hamas’s attack on Israel and energy prices increase significantly, inflation is unlikely to be a major …

An uneven rebound: The Hindu Editorial on the economy
1 year, 4 months ago

An uneven rebound: The Hindu Editorial on the economy

The Hindu  

India’s economy, as measured by the Gross Domestic Product as well as the Gross Value Added, grew 7.8% in the first quarter of the year. But the months ahead could prove to be more challenging with global headwinds that have hit goods exports and manufacturing already, combining with domestic pressures from the renewed spurt in inflation and the likelihood of …

India shows an impressive 7.8% economic growth in April-June quarter
1 year, 4 months ago

India shows an impressive 7.8% economic growth in April-June quarter

Associated Press  

NEW DELHI — India’s economy registered impressive growth of 7.8% in the first quarter of the current financial year, attributed to good performance by the agriculture and financial sectors, according to official data released on Thursday. India’s agriculture sector recorded growth of 3.5% in three months, up from 2.4% in the April-June quarter last year, according to the data released …

Economy ‘loses momentum again’ as private sector growth slows despite retail boost
1 year, 6 months ago

Economy ‘loses momentum again’ as private sector growth slows despite retail boost

The Independent  

Britain’s economy “has lost momentum again” as growth in the private sector dropped to its slowest for three months, despite an unexpected boost in retail sales. Data from the Office for National Statistics showed that retail sales volumes rose 0.3 per cent in May, better than the 0.2 per cent drop that economists had forecast. But May’s overall 0.3 per …

Growth in India is expected to slow to 6.3% in FY2023: World Bank
1 year, 7 months ago

Growth in India is expected to slow to 6.3% in FY2023: World Bank

The Hindu  

Growth in India is expected to slow to 6.3 % in FY 2023/24, a 0.3 percentage point downward revision from January, the World Bank said Tuesday but noted there is an unexpected resilience in private consumption and investment and robust growth in the services. “Growth in India is expected to slow further to 6.3 % in FY 2023/24, a 0.3 …

India’s economy picks up speed amid global slowdown
1 year, 7 months ago

India’s economy picks up speed amid global slowdown

Al Jazeera  

With 6.1% quarterly growth, India remains one of the fastest growing emerging economies, especially as China’s recovery stumbles. India’s economic growth has accelerated to 6.1 percent in the January–to-March quarter, boosted by government and private capital spending even as private consumption remained sluggish, government data shows. The manufacturing sector, which for the past decade has accounted for just 17 percent …

India's economic growth to slow down considerably this year: Economists
1 year, 8 months ago

India's economic growth to slow down considerably this year: Economists

India Today  

Top global institutions have forecast India to be the fastest-growing economy in FY24, as the country remains resilient from global shocks that have brought major economies to their heels. India’s domestic growth prospects remain robust, but economists feel that there is no escaping the cascading impact of the global economic slowdown, which could hurt various key segments of growth. The …

India to buck global slowdown, maintain pace of expansion: RBI officials
1 year, 9 months ago

India to buck global slowdown, maintain pace of expansion: RBI officials

The Hindu  

Even as the global economy is set to slow down or even enter a recession in 2023 as financial markets worldwide face heightened uncertainty, the Indian economy is steadily gathering momentum, Reserve Bank of India officials headed by deputy governor Michael D. Patra wrote in an article in the March RBI Bulletin. “Unlike the global economy, India would not slow …

Indian economy to grow at 7%; inflation set to moderate: Finance Ministry
1 year, 9 months ago

Indian economy to grow at 7%; inflation set to moderate: Finance Ministry

Live Mint  

New Delhi: Indian economy is expected to grow at 7 per cent in FY23 despite global headwinds while retail inflation would moderate in line with wholesale inflation which fell to a 25-month low in January, the Finance Ministry said on Monday. Supported by the gains from high services exports, the moderation in oil prices, and the recent fall in import-intensive …

A fragile momentum: On the economy and India’s growth
1 year, 10 months ago

A fragile momentum: On the economy and India’s growth

The Hindu  

On the face of it, the 5.2% uptick in India’s Index of Industrial Production this January is a good new year tiding for a metric that had seen two months of contraction in the previous five months. Manufacturing rose 3.7%, which is slightly better than December’s 3.1% increase, but 10 of 23 tracked sub-sectors recorded contractions in output and five …

Slowdown In India's GDP Growth Late Last Year Temporary: Moody's
1 year, 10 months ago

Slowdown In India's GDP Growth Late Last Year Temporary: Moody's

ABP News  

Global credit rating agency Moody's Analytics on Tuesday said that the slowdown in India's economy late last year will be temporary and even salutary, reported news agency PTI. In its report on emerging market outlook, Moody's Analytics said growth slowed substantially on a year-ago basis, with private consumption lagging overall GDP for the first time since the Delta wave of …

Parsa Venkateshwar Rao Jr | Slow economic growth a major challenge for govt
1 year, 10 months ago

Parsa Venkateshwar Rao Jr | Slow economic growth a major challenge for govt

Deccan Chronicle  

The economic indicators listed in the monetary policy statement of the Reserve Bank of India, raising the repo rate to 6.5 per cent from 6.25 per cent on February 8, is sobering after the high rhetoric used by finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman in her Budget speech on February 1. The revenue buoyancy of the government, especially from the Goods and …

Economy to grow at quick pace: Survey
1 year, 11 months ago

Economy to grow at quick pace: Survey

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: Sensing the global slowdown that may hurt exports and other similar economic parameters, India on Tuesday expected that its economy will grow 6–6.8 per cent in the next financial year starting April 1, down from the 7 per cent projected for the current financial year and 8.7 per cent in 2021–22. As per the government’s annual Economic Survey, …

India has done well last year but lags many other nations, says former Chief Economic Adviser Kaushik Basu
1 year, 11 months ago

India has done well last year but lags many other nations, says former Chief Economic Adviser Kaushik Basu

The Hindu  

The erosion of India’s institutions is a worry and India’s leaders should tackle this problem on an urgent basis, said Kaushik Basu, a professor of economics at Cornell University. In an interview with The Hindu in the lead-up to Union Budget, the former chief economic advisor to the Government of India, talked about the state of the Indian economy, the …

Indian GDP to grow 5.8%: UN
1 year, 11 months ago

Indian GDP to grow 5.8%: UN

Deccan Chronicle  

Chennai: As higher interest rates and a global slowdown weigh in on investment and exports, India is expected to grow at 5.8 per cent in 2023 and 6.7 per cent in 2024. Similarly, in South Asia, the economic outlook has significantly deteriorated due to high food and energy prices, monetary tightening and fiscal vulnerabilities and average GDP growth is projected …

India’s economic growth to slow to 7%, government forecasts
2 years ago

India’s economic growth to slow to 7%, government forecasts

Al Jazeera  

India remains a relative ‘bright spot’ in the world economy, but weak exports are expected to hamper its growth. India’s government expects economic growth to slow in the financial year that ends on March 31 as pandemic-related distortions ease and pent-up demand for goods levels out going into 2023. “A broad-based consumption recovery, therefore, is still some distance away.” ‘Bright …

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