BRICS: India GDP Predicted to Grow 7% This Year

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Despite a down year for the BRICS country, India’s resilience is ever shown in its gross-domestic-product (GDP) predicted to increase by 7% this year. Indeed, experts have noted that the country is still on pace to denote rather impressive growth figures despite a cooling that occurred through this quarter.

Bloomberg polled economists stated that the estimated growth from July to September 2023 is at 7%. However, that figure is still on the decline, falling from 7.8% the quarter prior. Nonetheless, ICRA chief economist Aditi Nayar noted that the GDP increase is still larger than the Monetary Policy Committee’s projection of 6.5%.

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India’s GDP Still Growing Despite Cooling Down

For the BRICS economic alliance, a key reason for its rising prominence is its continued growth. Indeed, the collective has consistently supported and championed both developing economics and established ones. Subsequently, they have developed an economic bloc that is both servicing global economic growth and the development of struggling economic countries.

A key aspect of that growth is continuing to be viewed within one of the original BRICS nations. Specifically, the BRICS member, India, has seen its GDP predicted to grow by 7% this year. Moreover, this development comes amidst a cooling in the overall economic performance.

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Reports note that the growth trends optimist is connected to domestic consumption, state-led capex, and utility sector increases. Moreover, Barclay’s chief economics, Rahul Bajoria, reported forecasted the country’s GDP to grow by 6.8% annually. Subsequently, it is poised to continue keeping India as one of the world’s fastest-growing countries.

GDP share has long been a key aspect of the BRICS bloc’s international relevance. Indeed, the collective is on track to boast a world-leading 45% GDP share by the year 2040. The trajectory is only enhanced by the reality of growth present in India and other BRICS nations. Moreover, the growth of those other nations should grow in bilateral relations when the six-nation expansion effort comes into effect at the start of 2024.