International

IMF Raises India’s 2025 GDP Growth Forecast by 30 bps to 6.8 Percent

The International Monetary Fund on April 16 raised India’s FY25 GDP growth forecast by 30 bps to 6.8%.

The International Monetary Fund on April 16 raised India’s FY25 GDP growth forecast by 30 bps to 6.8%.

The global economy is set for another year of slow but steady growth, the IMF said on April 16, with US strength pushing world output through headwinds from lingering high inflation, weak demand in China and Europe, and spillovers from two regional wars.

The IMF forecast global real GDP growth of 3.2% for 2024 and 2025 - the same rate as in 2023. The 2024 forecast was revised upward by 0.1 percentage point from the previous World Economic Outlook's estimate in January, largely due to a significant upward revision in the U.S. outlook.

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