CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -“Growth in India is set to decline from 6.8% in 2022 to 6.1% in 2023 before picking up to 6.8% in 2024, with resilient domestic demand despite external headwinds,” said the IMF’s World Economic Outlook update.

Detailed explanation-2: -Real GDP is projected to grow at 6.8 percent and 6.1 percent in FY2022/23 and FY2023/24 respectively. Reflecting broad‑based price pressures, inflation is projected at 6.9 percent in FY2022/2023 and is expected to moderate only gradually over the next year.

Detailed explanation-3: -The IMF on Tuesday released the January update of its World Economic Outlook, according to which the global growth is projected to fall from an estimated 3.4 percent in 2022 to 2.9 percent in 2023, then rise to 3.1 percent in 2024.

Detailed explanation-4: -The forecast is in line with the Reserve Bank of India’s projection of 6.8% GDP growth for 2022-23. It highlighted that monetary policy tightening to fight inflation and geopolitical uncertainty due to Russia’s war in Ukraine would continue to weigh on global economic activity in 2023.

Detailed explanation-5: -Fitch Ratings has retained India’s GDP growth forecast at seven per cent for 2022-23. However, GDP growth projection for 2023-24 and 2024-25 has been revised downwards to 6.2 per cent and 6.9 per cent, respectively.