Moody’s increases India’s GDP growth forecast to 7.2% for 2024

New York-based Moody’s Ratings on Thursday, August 29, raised its forecast for India’s GDP growth for 2024 to 7.2% from 6.8% as projected earlier on the back of stronger private consumption driving up aggregate demand in the economy.

“Household consumption is poised to grow as headline inflation eases toward the RBI’s target. Indeed, signs of a revival in rural demand are already emerging on the back of improving prospects for agricultural output amid above-normal rainfall during the monsoon season,” the global rating agency said.

Rural India drives GDP growth as IMF raises forecast to 7% for 2024-25

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Tuesday, July 16, raised India’s GDP growth forecast for 2024-25 to 7% from 6.8% projected earlier on the back of “improving private consumption, particularly in rural India”.

“The forecast for growth in India has also been revised upward, to 7 per cent, this year, with the change reflecting carryover from upward revisions to growth in 2023 and improved prospects for private consumption, particularly in rural areas,” the IMF said in its World Economic Outlook report.

Morgan Stanley raises India’s GDP growth estimate to 6.8% for 2025

Global brokerage Morgan Stanley has raised India’s GDP growth expectation to 6.8 per cent in 2025 from 6.5 per cent on continued traction in industrial and capex activity. “We raise GDP growth to 6.8 per cent YoY in F2025, a rise of 30bps from our earlier estimate of 6.5 per cent, on continued traction in industrial and capex activity. On CY basis, we expect growth at 6.8 per cent YoY for 2024, from 6.4 per cent earlier”, it said.

India’s current account deficit declines to 1.2% of GDP, reflecting stronger economy

India’s Current Account Deficit (CAD) declined to $10.5 billion (1.2 per cent of GDP) in the October-December quarter (Q3) of 2023-24 from $16.8 billion (2.0 per cent of GDP) in the same quarter of 2022-23, according to official figures released by the RBI on Tuesday. Sequentially also the CAD was lower than the corresponding figure of $11.4 billion (1.3 per cent of GDP) in the preceding second quarter (July-September) of 2023-24, the data show.

India’s GDP to touch $4 trillion ahead of Lok Sabha polls: Minister Piyush Goyal

India will become a $4 trillion economy before the Lok Sabha elections and in 2 to 2.5 years, it will touch the $5 trillion GDP mark, Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal said on Wednesday. “India will have the third largest GDP in the world latest by 2027, as per every street estimate,” Goyal said at the launch of the Aatmanirbhar Bharat Utsav in New Delhi.

Ratings agencies cheer India’s GDP surge buoyed by infra push, strong DPI

India has emerged as the world’s fastest growing economy amidst a worldwide economic slowdown and continues to be a bright spot going ahead with the IMF upgrading its growth forecast for the country twice this year. India’s GDP grew at an impressive 7.6% in the July-September quarter of the current financial year despite a slowdown in agriculture as the robust performance of the manufacturing sector and high government expenditure on big ticket infrastructure projects kept up the growth momentum.

India’s GDP grew 7.6% in July-September quarter; FY-24 growth to be 6.5%, says finance ministry

The Indian economy grew 7.6 per cent during the July-September quarter of the current financial year 2023-24, remaining the fastest-growing major economy. India’s GDP growth for the April-June quarter was 7.8 per cent. Real GDP or GDP at Constant (2011-12) Prices in Q2 2023-24 is estimated to attain a level of ₹41.74 lakh crore, as against ₹38.78 lakh crore in Q2 2022-23, showing a growth of 7.6 percent as compared to 6.2 percent in Q2 2022-23, data from Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation showed on Thursday.

Justice Markandey Katju: The truth behind India’s explosive GDP growth

Justice Markandey Katju writes: The claim ‘India poised to surpass Japan as the world’s third largest economy by 2030’ is laughable, and reminds one of the Nazi Propaganda Minister, Dr Goebbels, who kept saying that Germany was winning World War 2 when everyone could see it was losing, or General Westmoreland, the American commander in Vietnam, who said ‘There is light at the end of the tunnel’ when there was none.

Moody’s raises India’s GDP forecast to 6.7% for 2023

Global rating agency Moody’s has raised India’s growth forecast to 6.7% from 5.5% for 2023. At the same time though, it has lowered the GDP forecast for 2024 from 6.5% to 6.1%. “Since the second quarter out performance creates a high base in 2023, we have lowered our 2024 growth forecast from 6.5 percent to 6.1 per cent. Given the robust underlying economic momentum, we also recognise further upside risk to India’s economic growth performance,” it said on Friday.

Adding 100 mn skilled Indians to the workforce can increase GDP by 20%: Omidyar-Redseer Report

Bringing 100 million skilled people to the Indian workforce has the potential to increase the country’s GDP by 20% and propel the economy towards $4 trillion, a report showed on Tuesday. Almost 50% of India’s young informal workforce and those outside it are willing to upskill to bridge India’s employability gap, according to the report by investment firm Omidyar Network India with research partner Redseer.

Justice Markandey Katju: Who is reaping the fruits of India’s GDP growth story?

Justice Markandey Katju says: I am always sceptical about the accuracy of such GDP reports, especially when they come from sources close to the government. Even assuming these reports are correct, and that the Indian GDP is indeed growing, the question is: Who is reaping the fruits of this growth? The Indian masses, or a handful of big businessmen and foreign corporations?

RBI projects 6.4% GDP growth for FY25, anticipates economic pickup in H2

On Friday, February 7, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) projected real GDP growth of 6.4% for FY25, anticipating that economic activity will pick up in the second half of the year, driven by improvements in agriculture and manufacturing.

RBI Governor Sanjay Malhotra, announcing the results of the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) meeting, also forecasted GDP growth for FY26 at 6.7%. The quarterly breakdown for FY26 is as follows: Q1 at 6.7%, Q2 at 7.0%, Q3 at 6.5%, and Q4 at 6.5%.