Thursday, November 7, 2024

India can sustain 8 pc growth, even higher: RBI bulletin

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Mumbai: India can sustain 8 percent annual GDP growth and the conducive macroeconomic configuration may become a launching pad for a step-up in the country’s growth trajectory, said an article on the ‘State of Economy’ in the central bank’s March Bulletin published on Tuesday.

Over the period 2021-24, gross domestic product (GDP) growth has averaged above 8 percent.

The global economy is losing steam, with growth slowing in some of the most resilient economies and high-frequency indicators, pointing to further leveling in the period ahead, said the article authored by a team led by RBI Deputy Governor Michael Debabrata Patra.

In India, real GDP growth was at a six-quarter high in the October-December period of 2023-24, powered by strong momentum, robust indirect taxes, and lower subsidies.

The high visibility of structural demand and healthier corporate and bank balance sheets will likely be the galvanizing forces for growth going forward.

“The world is confronted with large shifts in structure and sentiments, which are either underway or impending,” it said.

The article noted that the outlook is shrouded with layers of uncertainty, exacerbated by geopolitical and extreme weather risks as well as fragmenting forces.

By contrast, it said the Indian economy is experiencing a conducive macroeconomic configuration that can be its launching pad for a step-up in its growth trajectory.

“Over the period 2021-24, growth has averaged above 8 percent; and the underlying fundamentals indicate that this can be sustained and even built upon,” the authors said.

The current account deficit is modest, external buffers are resilient, and fiscal consolidation is into its third consecutive year even as corporations are deleveraging and improving their debt servicing capacity.

According to the article, balance sheets in the financial sector are sound and healthy, providing the wherewithal for intermediating the productive credit needs of a resurgent economy.

PTI

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