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India can support 8.2% growth if current account gap at 3%: Ahluwalia

India's current account deficit fell to $16.55 billion in the June quarter

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Reuters Mumbai
Last Updated : Oct 15 2012 | 11:13 AM IST

India can support 8.2 percent growth if it can finance current account deficit at 3 percent of the GDP, said Montek Singh Ahluwalia, deputy chairman of planning commission.

India's current account deficit fell to $16.55 billion in the June quarter, down from an all-time high of $21.76 billion in the March quarter, and also below the $17.54 billion deficit posted in the June quarter last year.

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First Published: Oct 15 2012 | 11:13 AM IST

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