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IMF Raises India's Growth Forecast for 2025-26 Despite US Tariff Hikes
IMF credits India's strong domestic demand and government spending for raising the 2025-26 GDP forecast to 6.6%, despite US tariffs on exports, official report shows.
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IMF raises India's growth forecast for 2025-26 despite US tariff hikes
IMF's upgrade comes a week after the World Bank raised its India growth forecast for 2025-26 to 6.5% from 6.3%, while trimming its projection for the next fiscal year by 20 basis points to 6.3% due to U.S. tariffs.
IMF Raises India's 2025-26 Growth Forecast To 6.6% Despite US Tariffs
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Tuesday raised India's GDP growth forecast to 6.6 per cent for 2025-26 from 6.4 per cent earlier despite the punitive tariffs slapped by the US on the country's exports.
IMF raises India's GDP growth forecast to 6.6% for 2025-26, offsets impact of US tariffs in new outlook
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has revised India's GDP growth forecast for the current fiscal year upward to 6.6 per cent, up from its earlier estimate of 6.4 per cent, citing strong economic momentum that has helped offset the impact of US tariffs on Indian exports. The update came as part of the IMF's latest World Economic Outlook (WEO) report released on Tuesday. "Compared with the July WEO Update, this is an upward revision for 2025, …
US President Donald Trump has imposed 50 percent tariff on India, but his tariff does not seem to have any impact on India's GDP growth. The International Monetary Fund on Tuesday (October 14, 2025) raised its estimate of India's Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth rate for the current financial year to 6.6 percent. Earlier it was estimated to be 6.4 percent. This estimate has been raised due to strong economic growth in the first quarter, which…
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