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SBI cuts FY22 GDP growth estimate to 7.9%; recovery to be 'W-shaped'

The economists at the state-run lender seemed to attribute the impact of the second wave of Covid infections as a key factor for the revision in the growth estimate, and pitched for faster vaccination

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The Reserve Bank of India has maintained its growth estimate at 10.5 per cent, despite the emergence of the second wave. It may have a relook at the number at this week’s policy review

Press Trust of India Mumbai
State Bank of India (SBI) economists on Tuesday sharply slashed their FY22 GDP growth estimates to 7.9 per cent — the lowest among all analysts — from the earlier projection of 10.4 per cent.

The economists at the state-run lender seemed to attribute the impact of the second wave of Covid-19 infections as a key factor for the revision in the growth estimate, and pitched for faster vaccination.

“… our analysis shows a disproportionately larger impact on the economy this time and given that rural is not as resilient as urban, the pick-up in pent-up demand is unlikely to make a large

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