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IMF lowers India’s GDP growth estimate by 0.5% to 6.7% for 2017

11 Oct 2017 Evaluate

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) in its latest flagship World Economic Outlook has lowered India’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth forecast for 2017 by 0.5 percentage points to 6.7 percent, primarily because of the lingering impact of demonetisation as well as disruption caused by the goods and services tax (GST) regime. Earlier, in April, the IMF had pegged the country’s growth forecast at 7.2 percent for 2017.

Further, the IMF has also trimmed the growth projection for 2018 to 7.4 percent from 7.7 percent forecasted earlier in April and June, which could once again turn India into the fastest growing economy in the world. Besides, it noted that the downgrade for this year for India looks like a blip and added that in general, the state of India’s economy is quite good. It also mentioned that the government has actively perused structural reforms, including the GST which will have a payoff longer term.

The report further stated that the country has benefited from the improved terms of trade as well as from return of normal monsoonal rain season given the large share of agriculture. It also said that GST, which promises the unification of India's vast domestic market, is among several key structural reforms under implementation that are expected to help push growth above 8 per cent in the medium term.

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