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India’s growth could be faster than projected: WB

South Asia to grow by 7 percent in 2010

GN Bureau | June 8, 2010

Hailing India for leading economic recovery in South Asia, the World Bank has said that India will grow by 8.5 percent in 2010 and 9 percent in 2011. “The recovery of Indian GDP could be even faster than what is projected, but rising interest rates, a small appreciation of the rupee, and continued low growth in high-income countries weigh on the recovery,” said the World Bank in a report titled ‘South Asia Economic Update 2010: Moving Up and Looking East.’

The report mentioned that South Asia’s recovery has been strong since March 2009. “South Asia is poised to grow by about 7 percent in 2010 and nearly 8 percent in 2011, due to the strong recovery in India, good performance in Bangladesh, post-conflict bounce in Sri Lanka, recovery in Pakistan, and turnarounds in other countries, including Afghanistan, Bhutan, and Maldives,” the report added.

The report said that the drop in growth during the financial crisis in the South Asia was the smallest among all regions.

Giving a rationale for its optimistic projection, the report also said that one of the key new drivers is likely to be the rise of a globally competitive manufacturing sector. “In the first three quarters of 2009, South Asia remarkably attracted some 40 percent of total investment commitments in private participation in infrastructure projects in the developing world worth some record 26 billion dollars,” said the report.

The report noted that the growth in the South Asia region had bounced back almost to pre-crisis peak levels. During financial crisis, most of the South Asian countries supported timely policy interventions which led to recovery and accelerating growth, said the Washington DC based bank in its report.

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