Moody's projects 13.7 pc growth in FY'22, expects 7 pc contraction this fiscal - Hindustan Times
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Moody's projects 13.7 pc growth in FY'22, expects 7 pc contraction this fiscal

PTI | , New Delhi
Feb 25, 2021 01:35 PM IST

For current fiscal, the US-based rating agency expects the economy to contract 7 per cent, lower than its previous estimate.

Moody's on Thursday upped India's growth projection for the next financial year beginning April 1, to 13.7 per cent, from 10.8 per cent estimated earlier, on the back of normalisation of activity and growing confidence in the market with the rollout of Covid-19 vaccine.

The very large rebound incorporates the view that recovery in activity will continue, with the rollout of vaccines and growing confidence in the market.(Bloomberg)
The very large rebound incorporates the view that recovery in activity will continue, with the rollout of vaccines and growing confidence in the market.(Bloomberg)

For current fiscal, the US-based rating agency expects the economy to contract 7 per cent, lower than its previous estimate of 10.6 per cent contraction.

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Moody's Investors Service Associate Managing Director (Sovereign Risk) Gene Fang said "our current expectation is that in the current fiscal ending March 2021, the economy would contract 7 per cent... We expect a rebound of 13.7 per cent growth in the next fiscal on normalisation of activity and base effects."

The very large rebound incorporates the view that recovery in activity will continue, with the rollout of vaccines and growing confidence in the market that activities are coming back to normal, Fang said in an online conference on India Credit Outlook 2021 organised by Moody's and its India affiliate ICRA.

ICRA Principal Economist Aditi Nayar said it expects 0.3 per cent growth in the third quarter (October-December) of current fiscal.

ICRA expects Indian economy to contract 7 per cent in current fiscal and growth to rebound to 10.5 per cent in the next fiscal beginning April 1.

"Recession in India has ended," she said, adding there could be upside to growth in FY'22 if government's capital expenditure increases, budget announcements are implemented and vaccination drives are carried out.

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