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Wednesday, November 5, 2025
TopicWorld Economic Outlook

Topic: World Economic Outlook

India remains fastest-growing big economy in FY24 but Israel-Hamas war could hurt govt’s fiscal math

Conflict in the Middle East could upset assumptions & forecasts and, if it escalates, disrupt the oil markets. For India, it could raise worries on inflation, put pressure on the rupee.

IMF’s growth downgrade is noteworthy, but developing nations’ rising debt levels demand attention

India's growth has been revised downwards to 5.9% for 2023, largely in keeping with global activity. However, high debt levels mean large parts of revenue will go in interest payments.

Despite moderate performance over 40 yrs, India’s economic growth set to be substantial in 2023

In past 4 decades, India's economy multiplied about 16-fold, and even if its growth numbers turn out to be less flattering in 2022 and 2023, IMF thinks its future remains bright.

IMF cuts India growth forecast to 4.8%, flags stress in non-bank financial sector

IMF chief economist Gita Gopinath cites decline in rural demand growth and an overall credit sluggishness for lowering of India forecasts.

Risk of ‘sharp, sudden’ financial tightening has risen, IMF says

Policy makers urgently need to take action to tackle financial vulnerabilities that could exacerbate the next economic downturn, IMF says.

Simplify GST to maintain high growth, IMF tells India

Also urges a clean-up of banks' balance sheets as it projects growth at 7.8% for FY 19-20.

On Camera

Pakistan can’t bomb or bargain its way out of the TTP-TLP mess

Among the many problems Pakistan is currently dealing with, the TLP and TTP offer two varying dimensions of the same one.

Kerala’s silent startup surge—work near home, smooth roads, fast internet & diaspora engagement

Once seen as a fading presence on India’s investment & startup picture, the state is slowly moving up the ladder, with policy reforms & infrastructure building.

India & Israel ink agreement to share, co-develop & co-produce advanced defence tech

Agreement signed during 17th Joint Working Group (JWG) on defence cooperation. Defence Secretary Rajesh Kumar Singh met Director General in Israeli Ministry of Defence Amir Baram Tuesday. 

Trump’s trade wars have rewritten powerplay, but India didn’t get the memo

This world is being restructured and redrawn by one man, and what’s his power? It’s not his formidable military. It’s trade. With China, it turned on him.