South Asia

India’s GDP to grow 6.1% in 2024: Moody’s Analytics

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Moody’s Analytics on Friday projected India’s economy to expand 6.1 per cent in 2024, lower than 7.7 per cent growth clocked in 2023. Also read:CII President R Dinesh foresees GDP growth at 8-9% amid global challenges It said output in India remains 4 per cent lower than it would have been without the COVID pandemic … Read more

South Asia’s jobs creation lags population growth, says World Bank

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Job creation in South Asian economies is not keeping pace with the rise in the working age population, putting the region on a path that risks “squandering its demographic dividend”, the World Bank said on Tuesday. “The danger is the demographic dividend is missed. Its squandered,” Franziska Ohnsorge, World Bank Chief Economist for South Asia … Read more