India to become 5th largest economy in 2018

AFP, NEW DELHI: India is set to overtake the United Kingdom and France to become the world’s fifth largest economy next year, a report said Tuesday.

Currently ranked seventh, India will move up to fifth place in 2018 and vault to third spot by 2032, the Centre for Economics and Business Research, a London-based consultancy, said in its annual rankings.

The Indian economy hit a three-year low in the first quarter of the current financial year, after Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s snap decision in November 2016 to scrap high-value banknotes and following a tax overhaul.

Growth slumped to 5.7 per cent for the three months ending June but recovered slightly to 6.3 per cent for the quarter ending September.

“Despite temporary setbacks... India’s economy has still caught up with that of France and the UK and in 2018 will have overtaken them both to become the world’s fifth largest economy in dollar terms,” said CEBR deputy chairman Douglas McWilliams.

Cheap energy and a digital revolution will drive economic growth globally, the report said. The world’s growth will be dominated by Asian economies, including India, China and Japan.

 

India to become 5th largest economy in 2018

AFP, NEW DELHI: India is set to overtake the United Kingdom and France to become the worlds fifth largest economy next year, a report said Tuesday. Currently ranked seventh, India will move up to fifth place in 2018 and vault to third spot by 2032, the Centre for Economics and Business Research, a London-based consultancy, said in its annual rankings. The Indian economy hit a three-year low in the first quarter of the current financial year, after Prime Minister Narendra Modis snap decision in November 2016 to scrap high-value banknotes and following a tax overhaul. Growth slumped to 5.7 per cent for the three months ending June but recovered slightly to 6.3 per cent for the quarter ending September. Despite temporary setbacks... Indias economy has still caught up with that of France and the UK and in 2018 will have overtaken them both to become the worlds fifth largest economy in dollar terms, said CEBR deputy chairman Douglas McWilliams. Cheap energy and a digital revolution will drive economic growth globally, the report said. The worlds growth will be dominated by Asian economies, including India, China and Japan.