United Nations, in its latest World Economic Situation and Prospects 2015 (WESP) report, has highlighted that Indian economy is likely to grow at 5.9% this year and 6.3% in 2016. Crediting the recovery to improved market sentiment after the new government took office and announced key reforms, United Nations noted that economy is expected to grow by 5.4% in 2014, an improvement from growth of 5% recorded in 2013, but still remain significantly below the 8% pace of the pre-crisis period. Meanwhile, Indian economy expanded by 5.5% during H1FY15 as compared to 4.9% in the same period of previous fiscal.
The WESP report which produces at the beginning of each year, noted that Economic growth in South Asia is set to gradually pick up from an estimated 4.9% in 2014 to 5.4% in 2015 and 5.7% in 2016. The recovery in South Asia will be led by India, which accounts for about 70 % of regional output, other economies such as Bangladesh and the Islamic Republic of Iran are also projected to see stronger growth in the forecast period. On global economy, it added that global economy is expected to grow at 3.1% in 2015 and 3.3% in 2016, compared with an estimated growth of 2.6% in 2014.
Further, it noted that the world imports of goods and services are projected to grow by 4.7% in 2015. The tepid growth of the world economy is due to the global financial crisis of 2008 that continues to weigh on growth, while new challenges have emerged, including geopolitical conflicts such as in Ukraine and the Ebola epidemic. Among the developing countries, Asia will record the fastest growth on the back of rising domestic demand.
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