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Economy can grow 8 pct in coming fiscal year - Jayant Sinha

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Reuters NEW DELHI
Last Updated : Jan 30 2016 | 11:48 AM IST

NEW DELHI (Reuters) - The Indian economy can grow by 8 percent in the coming fiscal year as long as there is a favourable monsoon after two years of drought, deputy finance minister Jayant Sinha said on Saturday.

Speaking on the sidelines of the Economic Times Global Business Summit, Sinha said that a favourable rainy season could add between 0.5 and 1 percentage point to growth in Asia's third-largest economy.

(Reporting by Douglas Busvine; Editing by Jacqueline Wong)

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First Published: Jan 30 2016 | 11:29 AM IST

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