Measures have been taken to restore India’s GDP growth: FM

17 May 2012 Evaluate

Blaming the tanking of stock markets on the ongoing Eurozone crisis and the inconclusive Greece elections, Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee has assured the country that there is no reason to press the panic button. He is of the opinion that the Indian market will soon insulate itself from the global crisis.

Replying to questions in the Rajya Sabha, Pranab stated that markets all over Asia had fallen due to the Eurozone crisis. Acknowledging that GDP growth in India had slowed down, Pranab said that various measures had been taken to restore GDP growth and India’s growth story was intact.

The stock markets on March 16 saw a plunge below 16,000 levels for the first time in four months. The dip came in as foreign investors pulled back their money on concerns of a depreciating rupee and a slowing economic growth. The rupee touched an all time low 54.46 as capital flowed out from the country and problems continued in bourses over the Eurozone crisis.

Moreover, S&P has recently downgraded the outlook on the Indian economy from stable to negative due to India’s widening fiscal deficit. It has also cautioned that there is a one in three chance of India losing its investment grade if the fiscal situation worsens. India is currently rated at BBB- which is just one notch above ‘junk’ status.

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