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Moody’s lifts India FY27 growth forecast to 7%
Moody's Ratings raised India's FY27 real GDP growth forecast to 7% from 6%, citing resilience despite the Middle East conflict. The agency said strong private consumption, public infrastructure spending, and services activity…
Moody's Ratings raised India's FY27 real GDP growth forecast to 7% from 6%, citing resilience despite the Middle East conflict. The agency said strong private consumption, public infrastructure spending, and services activity drove the upgrade. India's economy grew 7.8% in the April-June quarter.
Moody's warned elevated energy prices and El Niño-related food price pressures pose risks to inflation and growth. It sees limited scope for rapid fiscal consolidation. The Ministry of Statistics introduced a new GDP base year of 2022-23, revising FY26 growth to 7.8% from 7.7%. The IMF had projected 6.4% growth for FY27.
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Moody's raised India's FY27 GDP growth forecast to 7% from 6%, citing resilience despite the Middle East conflict. The agency flagged risks from elevated energy prices and food price pressures. India's Q1 FY27 growth was 7.8%. The Ministry of Statistics introduced a new GDP base year of 2022-23, revising FY26 growth to 7.8%. The new series alters how growth is measured and historical figures are recalculated. The contrast between Moody's upgraded forecast and the IMF's 6.4% projection for FY27 highlights the range of uncertainty. The next key data point is the RBI's monetary policy decision in October.
Coverage: 6 sources, 2 pro-government, 1 government-critical, 3 neutral
Sources (6): thehindu.com (pro government), moneycontrol.com (neutral report), smetimes.in (pro government), inventiva.co.in (government critical), m.economictimes.com (neutral report), ndtvprofit.com (neutral report)
This brief was synthesised by AI from the 6 sources linked above, so one read covers every framing they carry.
Updated: this story now draws on 6 sources.
