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Indian economy doing fairly well; additional monetary tightening required, says IMF chief economist

WASHINGTON: India's economy is doing fairly well, but additional monetary tightening is required, Pierre-Olivier Gourinchas, chief economist of the IMF said on Tuesday, as the global lender trimmed its projection of the country's economic growth in 2022 to 6.8 per cent.

In its annual World Economic Outlook report, the International Monetary Fund said outlook for India is growth of 6.8 per cent in 2022 –– a 0.6 percentage point downgrade since the July forecast, reflecting a weaker-than-expected outturn in the second quarter and more subdued external demand.

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