GDP can grow at over 8%: ADB

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| "Growth is buoyant and in 2006-07 it could exceed 8 per cent," said ADB's Rajat Nag, managing director (designate) and special advisor to ADB president. |
| The average 9 per cent growth during 2007-12 is quite achievable but "10 per cent growth may be a stretch," Nag said. |
| Meanwhile, ADB is likely to finalise a $1 billion rural finance project early next month to strengthen co-operatives to make credit accessible to India's poor, who often resort to suicides due to financial difficulties. |
First Published: Nov 29 2006 | 12:00 AM IST