India’s CPI inflation jumps to 5.55% on high food prices; economists say RBI will monitor inflation, hold interest rate steady – Economy News

India’s CPI inflation jumps to 5.55% on high food prices; economists say RBI will monitor inflation, hold interest rate steady – Economy News

Economists said that the retail inflation based on the Consumer Price Index (CPI), in November 2023 increased to 5.55 per cent, far from the RBI’s medium-term target level of 4 per cent, driven by a surge in food and beverage inflation to 8.0 per cent in November. Experts said that while the Reserve Bank of …

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Ficci Expects Indian Economy To Grow At 7.5-8% This Fiscal, 8% In 2024-25

Ficci Expects Indian Economy To Grow At 7.5-8% This Fiscal, 8% In 2024-25

Industry expects the economy to grow at 7.5 to 8 per cent in the current fiscal and 8 per cent in 2024-25 on the back of strong growth momentum, positive sentiments and rising private investments, Anish Shah, newly-elected president of the Federation Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (Ficci), said on Monday. There will, however, …

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India GDP growth in Q2 FY24 beats estimates at 7.6%

India GDP growth in Q2 FY24 beats estimates at 7.6%

India’s GDP growth for the second quarter of the current financial year 2023-24 came in at a much better than expected number of 7.6%, much higher than 6.2% in the second quarter of the previous fiscal year. Most analysts were expecting the Q2 GDP growth data to moderate to around 6.8%. The 7.6% GDP growth …

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IMF raises India’s growth forecast to 6.3% for 2023-24, cites strong consumption

IMF raises India’s growth forecast to 6.3% for 2023-24, cites strong consumption

Image Source : PEXELS Close-up photo of banknotes and coins The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has revised its GDP growth projection for India for the financial year 2023-24 to 6.3%, marking the second upward revision since April. In its latest World Economic Outlook report, the IMF cited stronger-than-expected consumption during the April-June period as the …

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