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Fitch slashes India's growth projection from 9.5% to 8% for FY22

It retained its projection of Indian economy contracting by 5 per cent in the current fiscal

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In May update to the oulook, Fitch had projected 9.5 per cent growth in 2021-22.

Press Trust of India New Delhi
Fitch Ratings on Tuesday cut India's growth forecast for 2021-22 fiscal to 8 per cent from 9.5 per cent projected last month. It retained its projection of Indian economy contracting by 5 per cent in the current fiscal.

Indian economic growth stood at an estimated 4.2 per cent in 2019-20. In its June update of Global Economic Outlook, Fitch projected Indian economy to grow 5.5 per cent in 2022-23.

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