International Monetary Fund (IMF) has said that India's economic growth is much weaker than expected mainly on account of corporate and environmental regulatory uncertainty and lingering weakness in some non-bank financial companies. It added the risks to the outlook are tilted to the downside.
IMF has cut its projection for India's economic growth by 0.3 percentage points to 7 per cent for the current financial year (FY20) owing to the weaker-than-expected outlook for the domestic demand. The growth is expected to rise to 7.2 per cent points in FY21, down by the projected growth rate of 7.5 in the earlier report.
The economic growth slowed to a seven-year low to 5 per cent in first quarter of current financial year (Q1FY20) from 8 per cent a year ago. The slowdown was largely due to a sharp dip in the manufacturing sector and agriculture output. The previous low was recorded at 4.9 per cent in April to June 2012-13. Consumer demand and private investment have weakened amid global trade frictions and dampening business sentiment.
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