The near-collapse of the IPO market in India over the past week or two is important for precisely this reason "" since India's growth has largely been driven by the steady and sharp growth in corporate investment, anything that impacts India Inc's ability to raise funds to finance this is certain to hit growth. If, as is expected, India Inc's profit growth is also affected, this will worsen matters since the availability of funds from internal sources will also reduce.
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