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India’s economic growth to slow to 7%, government forecasts

India's economy rebounded after COVID-19 restrictions were eased in the middle of last year, but the war in Ukraine has caused inflation to rise [File: Krishnendu Halder/Reuters]

India’s government expects economic growth to slow in the financial year that ends on March 31 as pandemic-related distortions ease and pent-up demand for goods levels out going into 2023.

Gross domestic product (GDP) will likely rise 7 percent in the current fiscal year compared with 8.7 percent the previous year, the Ministry of Statistics said. It put manufacturing growth at just 1.6 percent.

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