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India’s economy likely to grow by 6.6% in FY18: DBS report

Press Trust of India, SIngapore | ByPress Trust of India
Jan 12, 2018 05:21 PM IST

India’s economy is likely to grow by 6.6 per cent in current fiscal and a gradual recovery is underway as there are encouraging signs that the country’s economic growth has bottomed out, Singapore’s banking group DBS said

India’s economy is likely to grow by 6.6 per cent in current fiscal and a gradual recovery is underway as there are encouraging signs that the country’s economic growth has bottomed out, Singapore’s banking group DBS said in its economic report on Friday.

The bank said that it is optimistic that the Indian economy will achieve a growth rate of over 7 per cent in fiscal 2019.(Reuters File Photo)
The bank said that it is optimistic that the Indian economy will achieve a growth rate of over 7 per cent in fiscal 2019.(Reuters File Photo)

The bank said that it is optimistic that the Indian economy will achieve a growth rate of over 7 per cent in fiscal 2019.

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“This growth will be on stabilisation in post-Goods and Services Tax activity helped by more fine-tuning measures, trickle-down benefits from the bank-recapitalisation efforts, a higher fiscal deficit target and stronger investment growth,” the report said.

But for FY18, DBS cited the government’s advance projection of 6.5 per cent growth. But the bank sees an improvement in investments at 4.5 per cent in FY18 from 2.4 per cent in FY17.

Net trade balance is expected to remain adverse with imports at 10 per cent Year-on-Year (YoY) likely to outpace a 4.5 per cent increase in exports, according to DBS.

While the real GDP numbers are not far from consensus, the Gross Value-Added (GVA) estimate is likely to be revised up modestly in subsequent readings.

“We expect GDP growth to average 6.6 per cent and GVA 6.4 per cent in FY18,” said the bank.

It said that there are encouraging signs that India’s economic growth has bottomed out and a gradual recovery is underway.

High-frequency data signal an improvement in the underlying trends, even if all engines are not firing away, it added.

Consumption is on track to improve, which, along with better external demand, could support manufacturing and services.

Investment growth has bottomed out, though recovery will be drawn-out due to legacy issues of high debt, which has translated into high bad loans with banks, the report said.

Supply-side forces are also on the mend, it added.

Industrial sector data until October was weak, though has since improved into November-December.

Purchasing Managers’ Indexes (PMIs), core industries indices, and industrial production have fared well in Q3 FY18.

The government has assumed weaker farm output this year, but a firmer-than-targeted Rabi output in the second half will push up annual production levels this year.

Base effects will, however, temper the YoY growth pace, according to DBS.

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