The FMCG bellwether is eyeing to clock a double-digit earnings per share (EPS) growth going ahead said chief financial officer Ritesh Tiwari
The upward revision in the growth forecasts comes despite the April-June GDP growth figure of 7.8 percent being broadly along expected lines
The upward revision made to India's growth forecast is in line with the IMF's new view on the global economy, which it now expects to grow in 2023 at a rate that's 20 basis points higher than previously expected
The Reserve Bank of India made a marginal upgrade to its growth forecast for the current financial year to 6.5 percent — a number that is finding little support
The multilateral agency also cut its GDP growth forecast for India for 2024-25 by 50 basis points to 6.3 percent
World growth has been bogged down by fallout from Russia's invasion of Ukraine last year, economic downturns and efforts to rein in spiraling costs of living.
The multilateral agency expects the global consumer inflation to drop sharply from 8.8 percent in 2022 to 6.6 percent in 2023 and then again to 4.3 percent in 2024
The cut in the growth forecast for India is part of a raft of downward revisions made by the multilateral organisation, which has warned of a "looming debt crisis"
India is expected to be the fastest-growing economy among the seven largest emerging market and developing economies, the World Bank said.
The rating agency said the growth is supported by a strong demand environment, coupled with the continuation of firm freight rates, also supported by the base effect to an extent, given that FY22 had a weak first quarter due to the second wave of COVID-19.
It, however, cut the projections for the next two financial years, stating that even though the country is shielded to some extent from global economic shocks but is not impervious to global developments.
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The Q1 growth numbers, which showed a consensus growth of 13.5 percent, pulled down by the poor show of the manufacturing sector, negated the robust show by the services sector.
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The multilateral agency's latest forecast is only marginally higher than that of the Reserve Bank of India. Economists, however, see the risk of India's growth slipping below 7 percent this fiscal
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For next year, the agency has retained its forecast of 5.4 percent.
The upward revision in the growth forecast for 2022 means the rating agency sees India growing 8.4 percent in FY23 - 60 basis points faster than what the Reserve Bank of India has forecast
The multilateral agency expects an improvement in India's credit growth, which would boost consumption and investment. The upward revision in the growth forecast is also on the back of better-than-expected performance by India's financial sector.
He also said there was a need to ensure that those who escaped poverty do not go back into poverty on account of exogenous factors like the pandemic.
The IMF forecasts have generally been wide of the mark
The BoE kept its benchmark interest rate at an all-time low of 0.1% and the size of its bond-buying programme unchanged at 895 billion pounds ($1.24 trillion).
Growth projections for India have been cut due to the pervasive economic slowdown across segments (consumer durables, auto, and biscuits) and officials are not confident of achieving the target.