India lost out more than its peers in forecast revisions for 2022

A number of rating agencies, domestic banks, and groups have pared the forecast for India’s economic growth. The International Monetary Fund (IMF), which will release its World Economic Outlook on Tuesday, is expected to do the same. India was the worst performer among its peers if forecast revisions for 2022 are considered. The IMF had revised India’s forecast from 1.6 percentage points from 9 per cent in January 2022 to 7.4 per cent in July 2022. The world output had been cut by 1.2 percentage points and advanced economies by 1.4 percentage points. Emerging markets and developing economies, the group