Growth in India is set to decline from 6.8% in 2022-23 to 6.1% in 2023-24, before picking up to 6.8% in 2024, with resilient domestic demand despite external headwinds, according to the IMF World Economic Outlook update. The forecast is in line with the RBI’s projection of 6.8% GDP growth for 2022-23
Though the RBI s raising policy rates in the ongoing monetary policy committee meeting is a "no-brainer", as its Governor Shaktikanta Das said in a recent interview, investors, however, await the actual degree of percentage hike before taking fresh positions and future course of action in the financial markets.